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Georgia Republican Party Advisory Questions (July 1996)
| Georgia Republican Party Advisory Questions | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Advisory questions |
| Origin | Republican Party of Georgia |
The Republican Party of Georgia placed nonbinding advisory questions on July 9, 1996, primary ballots.
Republican ballots featured five questions. The Democratic Party did not place any nonbinding questions on primary ballots.
What is an advisory question?
- See also: Advisory question
An advisory question is a type of ballot measure in which people vote on a non-binding question. The largest difference between an advisory vote and any other type of ballot measure is that the outcome of the ballot question will not result in a new, changed or rejected law or constitutional amendment. Rather, the advisory question is intended to make heard the general opinion of the voting population on the issue at hand.
Republican Party questions
The Republican Party placed five nonbinding questions on July 9, 1996, primary ballots.[1]
Question 1
The ballot title was as follows:
| “ | Welfare recipients must work or attend school[2] | ” |
| Republican Party Question 1 (July 1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 414,480 | 95.03% | ||
| No | 21,680 | 4.97% | ||
Question 2
The ballot title was as follows:
| “ | Require violent felons to serve 85% of their sentence[2] | ” |
| Republican Party Question 2 (July 1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 413,664 | 94.80% | ||
| No | 22,676 | 5.20% | ||
Question 3
The ballot title was as follows:
| “ | Exercise more parental control over education[2] | ” |
| Republican Party Question 3 (July 1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 390,419 | 91.27% | ||
| No | 37,336 | 8.73% | ||
Question 4
The ballot title was as follows:
| “ | Limit state spending; 2/3 vote on tax increases[2] | ” |
| Republican Party Question 4 (July 1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 382,898 | 90.72% | ||
| No | 39,168 | 9.28% | ||
Question 5
The ballot title was as follows:
| “ | Equal treatment in government programs[2] | ” |
| Republican Party Question 5 (July 1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 404,796 | 93.81% | ||
| No | 26,722 | 6.19% | ||
See also
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