Georgia Amendment 23, Indemnification for First Responders Measure (1978)

Georgia Amendment 23
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Insurance policy and Law enforcement
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing funds or insurance for indemnification of law enforcement officers, firemen, or prison guards killed in the line of duty.

A "no" vote opposed establishing funds or insurance for indemnification of law enforcement officers, firemen, or prison guards killed in the line of duty.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 23
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		331,877	68.53%
No		152,437	31.47%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 23 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for funds, insurance or a fund or a combination thereof for the purpose of providing indemnification with respect to the death of any law enforcement officer, fireman or prison guard killed 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

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