Georgia Amendment 9, Criminal Penalty Assessments Measure (1978)

Georgia Amendment 9
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Criminal sentencing and Law enforcement funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to impose additional penalties in criminal cases to fund training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to impose additional penalties in criminal cases to fund training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 9
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		269,765	55.25%
No		218,476	44.75%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for additional penalty assessments in criminal cases and provide that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the purposes of providing training to law enforcement officers and prosecuting officials?

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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

1978 Measures

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• Criminal sentencing on the ballot
• Law enforcement funding on the ballot
• 1978 legislative sessions

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