Georgia Amendment 7, Scholarships for Children of First Responders Measure (1968)

Georgia Amendment 7
Election date November 5, 1968
Topic Higher education funding and Law enforcement
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to establish a scholarship program for the children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty, to pursue higher education or vocational training.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to establish a scholarship program for the children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty, to pursue higher education or vocational training.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		516,753	95.88%
No		22,198	4.12%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for a program to grant scholarships or other assistance to the children of law enforcement officers, firemen and prison guards, who are permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty, to enable such children to acquire an education beyond the twelfth grade, or to enable such children to attend a vocational-technical school?

”

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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