Georgia Amendment 3, Suspension of Public Officials Measure (1986)
| Georgia Amendment 3 | |
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| Topic Administration of government | |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin |
Georgia Amendment 3 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inGeorgia onNovember 4, 1986. It wasapproved.
A "yes" votesupported establishing procedures for suspending public officials upon felony indictment, withholding compensation during suspension, and reinstating officials with back pay if convictions are overturned, and addressing replacement and vacancy filling. |
A "no" voteopposed establishing procedures for suspending public officials upon felony indictment, withholding compensation during suspension, and reinstating officials with back pay if convictions are overturned, and addressing replacement and vacancy filling. |
Election results
Georgia Amendment 3 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 734,638 | 83.71% | ||
| No | 142,933 | 16.29% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the procedures for suspending certain public officials shall be initiated upon indictment for certain felonies by tho United States and to provide that a public official who is suspended from office shall not receive any compensation after the initial conviction and to provide that if the public official is reinstated to office he shall be entitled to receive any compensation withheld and to provide that after the initial conviction of certain public officials for any felony in a trial court of this state or the United States, regardless of whether the official has been previously suspended, such public official shall be immediately and without further action suspended from office and to provide that such official shall not be entitled to receive any compensation during such suspension and to provide that if such conviction is overturned the official shall be reinstated to office and shall receive any compensation withheld and to provide for a replacement official and the filling of a vacancy and to provide for applicability? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also:Amending the Georgia Constitution
Atwo-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for theGeorgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in theGeorgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in theGeorgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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