Georgia Amendment 9, Indemnification for First Responders Measure (1986)
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| Topic Insurance policy and Law enforcement |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing indemnification, or compensation, for law enforcement officers, firemen, prison guards or publicly employed emergency medical technicians who had been previously killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. |
A "no" vote opposed providing indemnification, or compensation, for law enforcement officers, firemen, prison guards or publicly employed emergency medical technicians who had been previously killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 9 |
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603,943 | 70.80% | ||
| No | 249,102 | 29.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly may provide by law for a program of indemnification with respect to the death or permanent disability of any law enforcement officer, fireman, prison guard, or publicly employed emergency medical technician who is or at any time in the past was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty? | ” |
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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