Georgia (U.S. state) Constitution
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The Georgia Constitution, which was ratified in 1983, is the governing document of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the newest state constitution in the United States.
The state of Georgia has had 10 state constitutions
- Constitution of 1777 [1]
- Constitution of 1789
- Brought in-line with the US Constitution
- Constitution of 1798
- Popular election of the Governor
- Constitution of 1861
- Added a Bill of Rights
- Constitution of 1865
- Prohibition of Slavery
- Constitution of 1868
- Establishment of free public education
- Moved the capitol from Milledgeville to Atlanta
- Instituted the County Unit System
- Constitution of 1877 (text)
- Constitution of 1945
- Addition of a lieutenant governor
- Constitution of 1976
- Constitution of 1983 (text)
- The largest re-write since 1877. Amendments in 1992 and 2004 allowed for the creation of the lottery (Art I, Sec II, Par VIII) and banned recognition of same-sex marriage (Art I, Sec IV, Par I) respectively.
[edit] Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1
Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1[2] of 2004, is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" that amended the Georgia Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 76% of the voters.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Constitution of Georgia, 5 February 1777. The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
- ^ Official Results of the November 2, 2004 General Election, Georgia Secretary of State. Accessed 18 December 2006.
- ^ CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures Accessed 30 November 2006.
[edit] External links
- Constitution of Georgia from the office of the Secretary of State
- Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the People of Georgia: Held in the City of Atlanta in the months of July and August 1877
- The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments -- National Institute on Money in State Politics
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