Georgia Amendment 2, Lottery Appropriations for Education Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Gambling policy and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the educational purposes and programs for which lottery proceeds could be appropriated and providing priority to scholarships, pre-kindergarten programs, and shortfall reserves for state lottery funding. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the educational purposes and programs for which lottery proceeds could be appropriated and providing priority to scholarships, pre-kindergarten programs, and shortfall reserves for state lottery funding. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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814,815 | 50.58% | ||
| No | 796,065 | 49.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to limit the educational purposes and programs for which lottery proceeds may be appropriated and expended and to specify that scholarships, pre-kindergarten programs, and shortfall reserves shall receive priority over teacher technology training and capital outlay projects for educational facilities? | ” |
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.
See also
Footnotes
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