Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 10 - Gen Assembly, const officers, and PSC; term limits - CA

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1. Hembree  98th          2. Snelling  99th          3. Lewis  14th
4. Ladd  59th             5. Barnard  154th          6. Brown  130th


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HR 10                                             LC 22 1356






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide
  1- 2  for limitations on the number of consecutive full terms of
  1- 3  office which may be served by members of the House of
  1- 4  Representatives and Senate of the State of Georgia, the
  1- 5  Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney
  1- 6  General, the State School Superintendent, the Commissioner
  1- 7  of Insurance, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the
  1- 8  Commissioner of Labor, and members of the Public Service
  1- 9  Commission; to provide for the submission of this amendment
  1-10  for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

  1-11       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-12  Article III, Section II of the Constitution is amended by
  1-13  striking in its entirety subparagraph (a) of Paragraph V and
  1-14  inserting in its place a new subparagraph to read as
  1-15  follows:

  1-16        "(a)(1) The members of the General Assembly shall be
  1-17      elected by the qualified electors of their respective
  1-18      districts for a term of two years and shall serve until
  1-19      the time fixed for the convening of the next General
  1-20      Assembly.

  1-21        (2) No member of the House of Representatives of the
  1-22      State of Georgia who has served four consecutive full
  1-23      two-year terms of office which began on or after January
  1-24      1, 1997, shall again be eligible to hold office as a
  1-25      member of the House of Representatives of the State of
  1-26      Georgia until after the expiration of four years from
  1-27      the conclusion of that person's last term of office.

  1-28        (3) No member of the Senate of the State of Georgia
  1-29      who has served four consecutive full two-year terms of
  1-30      office which began on or after January 1, 1997, shall
  1-31      again be eligible to hold office as a member of the
  1-32      Senate of the State of Georgia until after the
  1-33      expiration of four years from the conclusion of that
  1-34      person's last term of office."



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                         SECTION 2.

  2- 1  Article IV, Section I, Paragraph I of the Constitution is
  2- 2  amended by striking subparagraph (a) and inserting in its
  2- 3  place a new subparagraph (a) to read as follows:

  2- 4      "(a) There shall be a Public Service Commission for the
  2- 5    regulation of utilities which shall consist of five
  2- 6    members who shall be elected by the people.  The
  2- 7    Commissioners in office on June 30, 1983, shall serve
  2- 8    until December 31 after the general election at which the
  2- 9    successor of each member is elected.  Thereafter, all
  2-10    succeeding terms of members shall be for six years.  No
  2-11    member who has served two consecutive full six-year terms
  2-12    of office which began on or after January 1, 1997, as a
  2-13    member of the Public Service Commission shall again be
  2-14    eligible to hold office as a member of that body until
  2-15    after the expiration of six years from the conclusion of
  2-16    that person's last term of office.  Members shall serve
  2-17    until their successors are elected and qualified.  A
  2-18    chairman chairperson shall be selected by the members of
  2-19    the commission from its membership."

                         SECTION 3.

  2-20  Article V, Section I of the Constitution is amended by
  2-21  striking Paragraph III and inserting in its place a new
  2-22  Paragraph III to read as follows:

  2-23      "Paragraph III. Lieutenant Governor.  There shall be a
  2-24    Lieutenant Governor, who shall be elected at the same
  2-25    time, for the same term, and in the same manner as the
  2-26    Governor.  A person who has served two consecutive full
  2-27    four-year terms of office which began on or after January
  2-28    1, 1997, as Lieutenant Governor shall not again be
  2-29    eligible to hold such office until after the expiration of
  2-30    four years from the conclusion of that person's last term
  2-31    of office.  The Lieutenant Governor shall be the President
  2-32    of the Senate and shall have such executive duties as
  2-33    prescribed by the Governor and as may be prescribed by law
  2-34    not inconsistent with the powers of the Governor or other
  2-35    provisions of this Constitution.  The compensation and
  2-36    allowances of the Lieutenant Governor shall be as provided
  2-37    by law."







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                         SECTION 4.

  3- 1  Article V, Section III of the Constitution is amended by
  3- 2  striking Paragraph I and inserting in its place a new
  3- 3  Paragraph I to read as follows:

  3- 4      "Paragraph I. Other executive officers, how elected.
  3- 5    The Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School
  3- 6    Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of
  3- 7    Agriculture, and Commissioner of Labor shall be elected in
  3- 8    the manner prescribed for the election of members of the
  3- 9    General Assembly and the electors shall be the same.  Such
  3-10    executive officers shall be elected at the same time and
  3-11    hold their offices for the same term as the Governor.  No
  3-12    person who has served two consecutive full four-year terms
  3-13    of office which began on or after January 1, 1997, as
  3-14    Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School
  3-15    Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of
  3-16    Agriculture, or Commissioner of Labor shall again be
  3-17    eligible to hold the office in which that person last so
  3-18    served until after the expiration of four years from the
  3-19    conclusion of that person's last term of office."

                         SECTION 5.

  3-20  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be
  3-21  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I,
  3-22  Paragraph II of the Constitution.

  3-23  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall
  3-24  have written or printed thereon the following:

  3-25    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to
  3-26              limit members of the General Assembly of the
  3-27     (  ) NO  State of Georgia to serving four consecutive
  3-28              full terms of office; to limit the Lieutenant
  3-29              Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney
  3-30              General, State School Superintendent,
  3-31              Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of
  3-32              Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, and
  3-33              members of the Public Service Commission to
  3-34              serving two consecutive full terms of office?"

  3-35  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the
  3-36  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring
  3-37  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
  3-38  "No."





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  4- 1  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
  4- 2  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the
  4- 3  Constitution of this state.













































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