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Ga. Const. art. III, § II, ¶ I — Senate and House of Representatives | Georgia Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

ARTICLE III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Paragraph I. Senate and House of Representatives.

(a) The Senate shall consist of not more than 56 Senators, each of whom shall be elected from single-member districts.

(b) The House of Representatives shall consist of not fewer than 180 Representatives apportioned among representative districts of the state.

1976 Constitution.

- Art. III, Sec. II, Para. I; Art. III, Sec. III, Para. I.

Cross references.

- Membership and apportionment of General Assembly generally, § 28-1-1.

Apportionment of House of Representatives, § 28-2-1.

Apportionment of Senate, § 28-2-2.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 11 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 81A C.J.S., States, § 121 et seq.

ALR.

- Inequality of population or lack of compactness of territory as invalidating apportionment of representatives, 2 A.L.R. 1337.

Civil responsibility of member of legislative body for his vote therein, 22 A.L.R. 125.