Georgia Amendment 22, Health Insurance for Retired Teachers Measure (1978)
| Georgia Amendment 22 | |
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| Topic Healthcare and Insurance policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to establish a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers and allocate funds for its administration and employer contributions. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to establish a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers and allocate funds for its administration and employer contributions. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 22 |
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304,984 | 59.61% | ||
| No | 206,658 | 40.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 22 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers and to further authorize the General Assembly to appropriate funds to finance the administration of the plan and the employer contributions of such retired persons? | ” |
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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