Georgia CommonsConstitution of the State of Georgia
Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Section II. COMPOSITION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Art. III, Sec. II, Para. V. Election and term of members.
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- (a)
The members of the General Assembly shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective districts for a term of two years and shall serve until the time fixed for the convening of the next General Assembly.#
- (b)
The members of the General Assembly in office on June 30, 1983, shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which elected.#
- (c)
The first election for members of the General Assembly under this Constitution shall take place on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1984, and subsequent elections biennially on that day until the day of election is changed by law.#
Editor's notes
The constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1988, p. 2114, § 1) which would have revised subparagraphs (a) and (b) to change the terms of office from two years to four years was defeated at the general election on November 8, 1988.
Cross references
Date of election, § 21-2-9. Special elections for members of General Assembly, § 21-2-544.
Other notes
- 1976 Constitution.
- Art. III, Sec. V, Paras. I, II.
- C.J.S.
- 81AC.J.S., States, § 97 et seq.
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