Georgia Amendment 3, Compensation for Injured First Responders Amendment (2000)

Georgia Amendment 3
Election date November 7, 2000
Topic Insurance policy and Law enforcement officers and departments
Status Approved
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 7, 2000. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing a compensation program for law enforcement officers and firemen who become injured and temporarily physically disabled in the line of duty.

A "no" vote opposed providing a compensation program for law enforcement officers and firemen who become injured and temporarily physically disabled in the line of duty.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,863,348	81.65%
No		418,760	18.35%

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 authorize the General Assembly to provide a program of compensation for law enforcement officers who become physically disabled, but not permanently disabled, as a result of physical injury incurred in the line of duty and caused by a willful act of violence and for firemen who become physically disabled, but not permanently disabled, as a result of physical injury incurred while fighting a fire, which program shall entitle an injured law enforcement officer or fireman to receive monthly compensation from the state in an amount equal to such person's regular compensation for the period of time that the law enforcement officer or fireman is physically unable to perform the duties of his or her employment, not exceeding 12 months and with certain exceptions?

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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.

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