Georgia Amendment 2, also known as the
Specifying Education Purposes For Lottery Proceeds Act, was on the
November 3, 1998 election ballot in
Georgia as a
legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was
approved, with 50.6% of voters in favor.
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Election results
| Amendment 2 |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
a Yes | 814,815 | 50.6% |
| No | 796,065 | 49.4% |
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Proposes to amend the Constitution to limit the educational purposes and programs for which lottery proceeds may be appropriated and expended and to specify that scholarships, pre-kindergarten programs, and shortfall reserves shall receive priority over teacher technology training and capital outlay projects for educational facilities.
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