Louisiana Budget Estimate to Fund Law Enforcement, Amendment 6 (2002)
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Louisiana Amendment 6 requires the governor to submit a budget estimate to fully fund state salary supplements for full-time law enforcement and fire protection officers of the state. It was on the November 7, 2002 election ballot in Louisiana where it passed, with 63% of voters in favor.
Election results
| Amendment 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 647,113 | 62.86% | ||
| No | 382,260 | 37.14% | ||
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Act 1234 (HB 485) 2001 Regular Session
To require the governor's recommended budget estimate to include amounts sufficient to fully fund the cost of state supplemental pay for full-time local law enforcement and fire protection officers as required by law in effect on July 1, 2001; to require, beginning July 1, 2003, appropriations to fully fund such supplemental pay; to provide for the reduction of such appropriations, under certain circumstances, with the consent of two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature.
(Amends Article VII, Section 11(A); Adds Article VII, Section 10(D)(3))
See also
External links
- 2002 Louisiana Ballot Measures Election Results
- 2002 Louisiana Ballot Measures Voter Guides
- 2002 Louisiana Ballot Measures
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