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Ga. Const. art. III, § II, ¶ V — Election and term of members | Georgia Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

ARTICLE III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Paragraph V. Election and term of members.

(a) The members of the General Assembly shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective districts for a term of two years and shall serve until the time fixed for the convening of the next General Assembly.

(b) The members of the General Assembly in office on June 30, 1983, shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which elected.

(c) The first election for members of the General Assembly under this Constitution shall take place on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1984, and subsequent elections biennially on that day until the day of election is changed by law.

1976 Constitution.

- Art. III, Sec. V, Paras. I, II.

Cross references.

- Date of election, § 21-2-9.

Special elections for members of General Assembly, § 21-2-544.

Editor's notes.

- The constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1988, p. 2114, § 1) which would have revised subparagraphs (a) and (b) to change the terms of office from two years to four years was defeated at the general election on November 8, 1988.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Election is absolutely void when not held at proper time and place by persons qualified to hold it. Smiley v. Gaskin, 115 Ga. App. 547, 154 S.E.2d 740 (1967).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 81A C.J.S., States, § 97 et seq.