Georgia Amendment 12, Medical School Loans Measure (1976)

Georgia Amendment 12
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Healthcare and Higher education funding
Status Approved
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 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported increasing medical student loans and scholarships to $15,000, and require repayment through five years of practice in a small Georgia community.

A "no" vote opposed increasing medical student loans and scholarships to $15,000, and require repayment through five years of practice in a small Georgia community.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 12
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		734,829	72.76%
No		275,091	27.24%

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 increase the amount of loans and scholarships for medical students from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 and to provide that such loans and scholarships shall be repaid by the applicant by practicing his profession in a community of 15,000 or less within the State of Georgia for a period of five (5) years?

”

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

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Higher education funding on the ballot
• Healthcare on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

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