Among them was the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states from depriving "any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Article III, Section I, Paragraph I of the Georgia Constitution vests legislative power in the General Assembly.These laws are compiled in the Official Code of Georgia. The vacancy created in any such office shall be filled. This exemption shall not apply to any records prepared in the course of the operation of state or local governments of the State of Georgia;. The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people, including non-citizens, within its jurisdiction. The Fourteenth Amendment did not expressly give blacks the right to vote. House, Representative John Bingham urged that "you must amend the. Petition the court under the 14th amendment for equal protection of law to protect his right to due process. Georgia is among the states requiring students to know something about state and local government.