Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 93 - General Assembly; term limitations - CA

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HR 93                                             LC 14 6409






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to change
  1- 2  the terms of office of members of the General Assembly from
  1- 3  two years to four years and provide for a four-term
  1- 4  limitation; to provide for an exception; to change certain
  1- 5  provisions relating to the organization of the General
  1- 6  Assembly; to provide for matters relative thereto; to
  1- 7  provide for the submission of this amendment for
  1- 8  ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

  1- 9       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-10  Article III, Section II of the Constitution is amended by
  1-11  striking Paragraph V, relating to the election and terms of
  1-12  office of members of the General Assembly, in its entirety
  1-13  and inserting in lieu thereof a new Paragraph V to read as
  1-14  follows:

  1-15      "Paragraph V. Election and term of members.  (a)  The
  1-16    members of the General Assembly shall be elected by the
  1-17    qualified electors of their respective districts for a
  1-18    term of two four years and shall serve until the time
  1-19    fixed for the convening of the next General Assembly. No
  1-20    person may serve more than four consecutive terms in one
  1-21    house of the General Assembly; provided, however, that any
  1-22    term during any part of which a member serves as Speaker
  1-23    of the House of Representatives shall not be counted
  1-24    toward such member's allowed four consecutive terms.

  1-25      (b) The members of the General Assembly in office on
  1-26    June 30, 1983, shall serve out the remainder of the terms
  1-27    to which elected.

  1-28      (c)(b) The first election for members of the General
  1-29    Assembly under this Constitution to serve four-year terms
  1-30    and be subject to the four consecutive term limitation
  1-31    shall take place on Tuesday after the first Monday be
  1-32    those elected in November, 1984 1996, and subsequent
  1-33    elections biennially shall be held on that day Tuesday
  1-34    after the first Monday in November quadrennially
  1-35    thereafter until the day of election is changed by law."


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                                                  LC 14 6409

                         SECTION 2.

  2- 1  Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution,
  2- 2  relating to meeting, time limit, and adjournment of the
  2- 3  General Assembly, is amended by striking subparagraph (a) of
  2- 4  Paragraph I in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a
  2- 5  new subparagraph (a) to read as follows:

  2- 6      "(a) The Senate and House of Representatives shall
  2- 7    organize each odd-numbered year every four years beginning
  2- 8    in 1997 and shall be a different General Assembly for each
  2- 9    two-year four-year period.  The General Assembly shall
  2-10    meet in regular session on the second Monday in January of
  2-11    each year, or otherwise as provided by law, and may
  2-12    continue in session for a period of no longer than 40 days
  2-13    in the aggregate each year. By concurrent resolution, the
  2-14    General Assembly may adjourn any regular session to such
  2-15    later date as it may fix for reconvening.  Separate
  2-16    periods of adjournment may be fixed by one or more such
  2-17    concurrent resolutions.  Bills pending at the final
  2-18    adjournment of the regular session in each odd-numbered
  2-19    year shall be carried forward to the regular session in
  2-20    the following even-numbered year.  Bills pending at the
  2-21    final adjournment of the regular session in the
  2-22    even-numbered years shall not be carried forward."

                         SECTION 3.

  2-23  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be
  2-24  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I,
  2-25  Paragraph II of the Constitution.

  2-26  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall
  2-27  have written or printed thereon the following:

  2-28    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to
  2-29              provide for a four-term limitation upon
  2-30     (  ) NO  members of the General Assembly and change the
  2-31              terms of office of members of the General
  2-32              Assembly from two years to four years?"

  2-33  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the
  2-34  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring
  2-35  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
  2-36  "No."

  2-37  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
  2-38  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the
  2-39  Constitution of this state.



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