Amendment To Constitution Process In Georgia
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Georgia has used three different methods of constitutional revision: seven were revised by constitutional conventions, two by constitutional commissions, and one by the office of legislative counsel of the Georgia General Assembly.
To propose amendments, two-thirds of both houses of Congress can vote to propose an amendment, or two-thirds of the state legislatures can ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments.
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Constitutional amendments are changes to the Georgia Constitution that a majority of voters must approve, while referendums involve specific laws or policies that do not alter the constitution but still require voter approval.
Articles of amendment may be filed online at or filed by paper by submitting this completed form to our office. Division, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE, Suite 313 West Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
Georgia Constitution of 1777, 1789 and 1798 In 1789, a new constitution was written. The purpose of this constitution was to align it with the laws and regulations of the United States Constitution. Yet another constitution was created in 1798, making it the third constitution in roughly two decades.
The four ways the Constitution can be amended are: Two-thirds of both houses of Congress propose an amendment. Two-thirds of both houses of Congress propose an amendment. Two-thirds of state legislatures call on Congress to hold a constitutional convention.
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Each House has to pass the Bill with two thirds majority of the total membership of that House. If 2nd House passes the Bill with amendments it is referred back to the House in which it originated and if that House agrees to those amendments with two thirds majority it is sent to the President for assent.
