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Georgia Amendment 3, Healthcare Contracts Amendment (1994)

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Georgia Amendment 3

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Election date

November 8, 1994

Topic
Business regulations and Healthcare governance
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1994. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the general assembly to authorize contracts among healthcare providers if the benefits outweigh the competition disadvantages.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the general assembly to authorize contracts among healthcare providers if the benefits outweigh the competition disadvantages.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 3

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 533,104 40.21%

Defeated No

792,812 59.79%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly shall have the power by general law to authorize contracts or agreements among health care providers and others for the provision of health care services which may have the effect of lessening competition if the benefits and advantages to the public of such contracts or agreements outweigh the disadvantages?

”

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

1994 Measures

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