(a) The Constitutional Amendments Publication Board shall assign to each proposed constitutional amendment and proposed new Constitution a number, which shall be used for the purpose of publishing the amendments and the Constitution.(b) The same number which shall be assigned by the board to each proposed amendment and new Constitution shall also be used by the Secretary of State when the Secretary of State shall determine the form of the ballot for each general election in which such proposals shall be submitted to the electors for ratification or rejection.(c) The board shall also assign to each proposed constitutional amendment a short title or heading of no more than 15 words that shall describe in summary form the substance of the proposal. The Secretary of State shall cause such short title or heading to be printed in boldface at the beginning of each proposed constitutional amendment that appears on the ballot.Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 462, § 50, eff. 4/18/2002.Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 166, §27, eff. 7/1/2001.
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