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

A constitution provision shown as in force is in force as printed in the volume. A court decision can make a printed provision unenforceable without changing the volume, and the volume does not record that.

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.

## 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).

## 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.