Georgia Amendment 10, Increase Medical School Loans Measure (1968)

Georgia Amendment 10
Election date November 5, 1968
Topic Healthcare and Higher education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.

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A "yes" vote supported increasing the amount of loans and scholarships for medical students and changed the provisions of repayment of such loans.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the amount of loans and scholarships for medical students and changed the provisions of repayment of such loans.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		473,576	64.96%
No		255,399	35.04%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:

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Shall the Constitution be amended so as to increase the amount of loans and scholarships for medical students and to change the provisions relative to the repayment of such loans and scholarships, the State Medical Education Board and the secretary of said Board?

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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

1968 Measures

• 1968 Measures
• Higher education funding on the ballot
• Healthcare on the ballot
• 1968 legislative sessions

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