Georgia Amendment 14, Indigent Care Trust Fund Measure (1988)

Georgia Amendment 14
Election date November 8, 1988
Topic Public health insurance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1988. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating an Indigent Care Trust Fund and authorizing appropriations from the fund to expand Medicaid coverage.

A "no" vote opposed creating an Indigent Care Trust Fund and authorizing appropriations from the fund to expand Medicaid coverage.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 14
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		840,889	60.53%
No		548,431	39.47%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the creation of an Indigent Care Trust Fund and authorize contributions thereto and appropriations therefrom to expand Medicaid coverage?

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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

1988 Measures

• 1988 Measures
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• Public health insurance on the ballot
• 1988 legislative sessions

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