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Constitution of the State of Georgia

Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Section V. ENACTMENT OF LAWS

Art. III, Sec. V, Para. XI. Signature of Governor.

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  1. No provision in this Constitution for a two-thirds’ vote of both houses of the General Assembly shall be construed to waive the necessity for the signature of the Governor as in any other case, except in the case of the two-thirds’ vote required to override the veto or to submit proposed constitutional amendments or a proposal for a new Constitution.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Cross references

Recording two-thirds’ votes, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. V, Para. VI. Vetoes by the Governor, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. II, Para. IV. Constitutional amendments, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. X, Sec. I.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘History of the Veto Power in Georgia,’’see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 513 (1972).

Other notes

1976 Constitution.
Art. III, Sec. VII, Para. XI; Art. V, Sec. II, Para. VII.
ALR.
Vote necessary to pass bill over veto, 2 ALR 1593. Effect of failure of officers of Legislature to sign bills as required by constitutional provisions, 95 ALR 278. Validity of veto as affected by failure to give reasons for vetoing or objections to measure vetoed, 119 ALR 1189. Failure of governor to sign bill until after the date at which it is to become effective, 146 ALR 693.

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