- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Legislative Process: Overview
- Creator:
- Jackson, Edwin L.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-11-11
- Subject:
- Legislative bodies--Georgia
Georgia. General Assembly
Separation of powers--Georgia
Legislative power--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article providing an overview of the legislative process in Georgia. Article III of the state constitution vests legislative power--essentially, the responsibility to make the law of the state--in the Georgia General Assembly. Under the government's system of separation of powers, legislative power cannot be delegated to any other branch of government, and although the people are ultimately sovereign in Georgia, the state's legislative power cannot be delegated to the public. This is because Georgia's constitution makes no provision for popular initiative and allows only the General Assembly to propose legislation. Further, in the absence of a constitutional provision allowing a public referendum, bills passed by the legislature cannot be conditioned upon subsequent voter approval or ratification in a statewide election.
GSE identifier: SS8CG1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/legislative-process-overview/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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