Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1935

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf event
gptkbp:completed ratification vote
gptkbp:controversy education
local government
voting rights
taxation
gptkbp:date 1935
gptkbp:discusses transportation
infrastructure
public welfare
health care
gptkbp:documentedIn official records
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:enactedBy voters_of_Georgia
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on government efficiency
state revenue
civil service reforms
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Atlanta
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1935
gptkbp:influenced Great Depression
New_Deal_policies
gptkbp:involved delegates from various counties
gptkbp:is_characterized_by partisan divisions
regional interests
intense debates
gptkbp:is_essential_for state's legal framework
state's political history
state's governance structure
gptkbp:is_referenced_in educational materials
legal discussions
political analyses
gptkbp:is_studied_in historical studies
gptkbp:led_to modernization of state government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Eugene_Talmadge
gptkb:Richard_B._Russell_Jr.
gptkbp:outcome adoption of a new state constitution
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Governor_Eugene_Talmadge
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1877
gptkbp:purpose to revise the state constitution
gptkbp:resultedIn changes to executive powers
changes to judicial system
changes to legislative structure
gptkbp:significance addressed issues of governance and civil rights
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitution_of_1945
gptkbp:type state constitutional convention
gptkbp:was_a_response_to political pressures
economic challenges
social changes