Constitution of the State of Georgia

Article X. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION · Article X. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION · Section I. CONSTITUTION, HOW AMENDED

Art. X, Sec. I, Para. I. Proposals to amend the Constitution; new Constitution.

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Amendments to this Constitution or a new Constitution may be proposed by the General Assembly or by a constitutional convention, as provided in this article. Only amendments which are of general and uniform applicability throughout the state shall be proposed, passed, or submitted to the people.

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.

Editor's notes

For cases and opinions decided and rendered under Ga. Const. 1976, Art. XII, Sec. I, Para. I and antecedent provisions, see the annotations under Ga. Const. 1983, Art. X, Sec. I, Para. II.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘Researching Georgia Law,’’ see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 741 (2015).

Other notes

1976 Constitution.: Art. XII, Sec. I, Para. I.
Local amendments.: The 1983 Georgia Constitution does not authorize a constitutional amendment which is limited in applicability to political subdivisions based on population. 1990 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U90-5. There is no longer any authority for the future passage of local constitutional amendments. 1990 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U90-5.

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