Georgia 2010 ballot measures

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• 5 measures were legislatively-referred constitutional amendments, while one was a legislatively-referred state statute
• 4 were approved, while two were defeated
• Measures covered four main topics: labor, health care, administration of government and taxes.

On the ballot

November 2:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Labor	Allow the enforcement of contracts that restrict competition during or after the term of employment	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Health care	Impose $10 fee on car registration; funds directed to trauma care centers	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Authorizes state multiyear contracts for long-term transportation projects	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Authorizes state multiyear contracts for energy efficiency and conservation projects	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of gov't	Allows owners of industrial-zoned property to remove the industrial designation	a
LRSS	Referendum A	Taxes	Provides for inventory of businesses to be exempt from state property tax	a

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Note: The legislative session ended on April 29, 2010 thus eliminating any pending proposed measures for the 2010 ballot.

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Health Care Freedom Act	Health care	Protect the individual’s right to make health care decisions
LRCA	Cabinet Form of Government Amendment	Admin of gov't	Create a cabinet form of government - governor would appoint the heads of several state departments

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2010

• July 20 • November 2

See also

Articles

• More than 45 Georgia counties will vote on an advisory personhood question

External links

• Georgia Secretary of State
• Secretary of State's elections website
• Proposed Constitutional Amendments and State-Wide Referendum Question prepared by the Georgia Secretary of State's office.

Additional reading

• The Blackshear Times,"Pay attention to constitutional amendments on the ballot," October 6, 2010
• Coastal Courier,"Constitutional amendments on Nov. 2 ballots," October 4, 2010
• Examiner,"Five amendments on Georgia ballot," September 29, 2010

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