Georgia Amendment 5, State Children's Trust Fund Measure (1986)
| Georgia Amendment 5 | |
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| Topic Public assistance programs and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a State Children's Trust Fund to provide funding for child abuse and neglect prevention programs. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a State Children's Trust Fund to provide funding for child abuse and neglect prevention programs. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 5 |
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633,313 | 71.73% | ||
| No | 249,567 | 28.27% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the creation of a State Children's Trust Fund from which funds shall be disbursed for the purpose of child abuse and neglect prevention programs? | ” |
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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