Georgia Amendment 3, Sovereign Immunity Measure (1982)
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| Topic Insurance policy and Tort law |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported clarifying sovereign immunity and waives its defense in contract actions and other cases to the extent of liability insurance or as provided by law. |
A "no" vote opposed clarifying sovereign immunity and waives its defense in contract actions and other cases to the extent of liability insurance or as provided by law. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 3 |
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410,400 | 61.50% | ||
| No | 256,971 | 38.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to clarify the status of sovereign immunity and to waive the defense of sovereign immunity in contract actions and in other actions to the extent of liability insurance and as otherwise may be provided by law? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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