Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 34 - State elected officials; term limits - CA

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1. Ladd  59th             2. Snelling  99th          3. Crews  78th
4. Barnard  154th         5. Johnson  97th


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HR 34                                             LC 18 6431






                             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  Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Lieutenant
  1- 6  Governor; to provide for the submission of this amendment
  1- 7  for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  Article III, Section II, Paragraph V of the Constitution is
  1-10  amended by striking subparagraph (a) and inserting in its
  1-11  place a new subparagraph (a) to read as follows:

  1-12        "(a)(1) The members of the General Assembly shall be
  1-13        elected by the qualified electors of their respective
  1-14        districts for a term of two years and shall serve
  1-15        until the time fixed for the convening of the next
  1-16        General Assembly.

  1-17          (2) No member of the House of Representatives of the
  1-18        State of Georgia who has served six consecutive full
  1-19        two-year terms of office which began on or after
  1-20        January 1, 1997, shall again be eligible to hold
  1-21        office as a member of the House of Representatives of
  1-22        the State of Georgia until after the expiration of two
  1-23        years from the conclusion of that person's last term
  1-24        of office.

  1-25          (3) No member of the Senate of the State of Georgia
  1-26        who has served six consecutive full two-year terms of
  1-27        office which began on or after January 1, 1997, shall
  1-28        again be eligible to hold office as a member of the
  1-29        Senate of the State of Georgia until after the
  1-30        expiration of two years from the conclusion of that
  1-31        person's last term of office."

                         SECTION 2.





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                                                  LC 18 6431

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

  2- 4        "(a) The presiding officer of the House of
  2- 5      Representatives shall be styled the Speaker of the House
  2- 6      of Representatives and shall be elected by the House of
  2- 7      Representatives from among its members.  A person who
  2- 8      has served four consecutive full two-year terms of
  2- 9      office which began on or after January 1, 1997, as
  2-10      Speaker of the House of Representatives shall not again
  2-11      be eligible to hold such office until after the
  2-12      expiration of two years from the conclusion of that
  2-13      person's last term of office."

                         SECTION 3.

  2-14  Article V, Section I of the Constitution is amended by
  2-15  striking Paragraph III and inserting in its place a new
  2-16  Paragraph III to read as follows:

  2-17      "Paragraph III. Lieutenant Governor. There shall be a
  2-18    Lieutenant Governor, who shall be elected at the same
  2-19    time, for the same term, and in the same manner as the
  2-20    Governor.  A person who has served two consecutive full
  2-21    four-year terms of office which began on or after January
  2-22    1, 1997, as Lieutenant Governor shall not again be
  2-23    eligible to hold such office until after the expiration of
  2-24    four years from the conclusion of that person's last term
  2-25    of office.  The Lieutenant Governor shall be the President
  2-26    of the Senate and shall have such executive duties as
  2-27    prescribed by the Governor and as may be prescribed by law
  2-28    not inconsistent with the powers of the Governor or other
  2-29    provisions of this Constitution.  The compensation and
  2-30    allowances of the Lieutenant Governor shall be as provided
  2-31    by law."

                         SECTION 4.

  2-32  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be
  2-33  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I,
  2-34  Paragraph II of the Constitution.

  2-35  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall
  2-36  have written or printed thereon the following:

  2-37    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to
  2-38              provide for term limits for members of the
  2-39     (  ) NO  General Assembly, the Speaker of the House of
  2-40              Representatives, and the Lieutenant Governor?"


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  3- 1  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the
  3- 2  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring
  3- 3  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
  3- 4  "No."

  3- 5  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
  3- 6  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the
  3- 7  Constitution of this state.









































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