The Georgia State Constitution

Melvin B. Hill, Jr. is the Robert G. Stephens, Jr. Senior Fellow in Law and Government Emeritus in the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and the Institute of Higher Education of the University of Georgia, and served as the editor of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Mr. Hill served as the director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University Of Georgia. He is the author of numerous articles and books on legal issues relating to the structure and processes of state and local governments in a democratic society. Mr. Hill holds a B.A. degree from Bucknell University, an M.P.A and J.D. degree from Cornell University, and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. G. LaVerne Williamson Hill teaches as part-time faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has taught college courses in American government, public law, crime and criminal justice and public administration since 1979. She holds a Phd in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Georgia.

Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr
Foreword by R. Perry Sentell, Jr.
Acknowledgments
Part one: The History of the Georgia Constitution
Part two: The Georgia Constitution and Commentary
Article I. Bill of Rights
Article II. Voting and Elections
Article III. Legislative Branch
Article IV. Constitutional Boards and Commissions
Article V. Executive Branch
Article VI. Judicial Branch
Article VII. Taxation and Finance
Article VIII. Education
Article IX. Counties and Municipal Corporations
Article X. Amendments to the Constitution
Article XI. Miscellaneous Provisions
Part three: Local Constitutional Amendments in Force and
Appendix A: Amendments Ratified Since 1982
Appendix B: Amendments Rejected Since 1982
Appendix C: Text of Ratified Amendments Since 1982
Bibliographical Essay
Table of Cases
Index
About the Author