Georgia Amendment 12, Indemnification for Law Enforcement Assistance Amendment (1966)

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Georgia Amendment 12

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
Insurance policy and Law enforcement
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1966. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing indemnification for individuals assisting in crime prevention or apprehension.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing indemnification for individuals assisting in crime prevention or apprehension.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 12

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

329,792 75.52%
No 106,880 24.48%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the indemnification with respect to death, personal injury or property damage sustained in preventing the commission of a crime against the person or property of another, in apprehending a criminal, or in materially assisting a peace officer in prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal?

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.

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