Georgia CommonsSR 558: Apportionment for General Assembly; changes to apportionment and districts; provide
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Senate Resolution 558
By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Merritt of the 9th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st, Halpern of the 39th and others
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that changes to apportionment and districts of the General Assembly and Congress shall only be made in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census; to provide that additional changes shall only be made when necessary to comply with a court order; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article III, Section II of the Constitution is amended by revising Paragraph II as follows: "Paragraph II. Apportionment of General Assembly. (a) The General Assembly shall apportion the Senate and House districts and shall provide for Congressional districts pursuant to federal law. Such districts shall be composed of contiguous territory. (b) The apportionment and districts of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, and of Congress provided for in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall only be changed by the General Assembly as necessary in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to after each United States decennial census.
(c) Following the apportionment and redistricting provided for in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, any additional changes shall only be made when necessary to comply with an order of a court of competent jurisdiction and shall be limited to those changes necessary to correct the specific deficiencies established in such court order."
SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following: "( ) YES Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the ( ) NO apportionment and districts of the Senate, House of Representatives, and of Congress be changed by the General Assembly only in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census unless otherwise specifically required by a court order?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.