Georgia Amendment 6, Indemnification for First Responders Measure (1980)

Georgia Amendment 6
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Insurance policy and Law enforcement officers and departments
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1980. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the State to provide indemnification, or compensation, of up to $50,000 to law enforcement officers, firemen and prison guards permanently disabled in the line of duty.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the State to provide indemnification, or compensation, of up to $50,000 to law enforcement officers, firemen and prison guards permanently disabled in the line of duty.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		990,627	76.42%
No		305,672	23.58%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the State to provide an indemnification of up to $50,000 for law enforcement officers, firemen, and prison guards permanently disabled in the line of duty?

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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

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