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Georgia Amendment 1, State Lottery for Education Amendment (1992)
| Georgia Amendment 1 | |
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| Topic Gambling policy and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1992. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for the operation and regulation of a state lottery and for the appropriation of lottery revenues to education programs. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for the operation and regulation of a state lottery and for the appropriation of lottery revenues to education programs. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,146,349 | 52.18% | ||
| No | 1,050,674 | 47.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly may by law provide for the operation and regulation of a state operated and regulated lottery or lotteries, for payment of the expenses of the lottery or lotteries from proceeds derived therefrom, and for the designation of an appropriation from a separate budget category entitled "Lottery Proceeds" with the General Appropriations Act specifically identifying to which educational programs and educational purposes net lottery proceeds are appropriated? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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