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Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Fund Amendment (October 1999)
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The Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Fund, Amendment 2, also known as Amendment 2, was on the ballot in Louisiana on October 23, 1999, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. This amendment proposed that 75% of the payments from a 1998 settlement that Louisiana made with tobacco companies should be placed in a trust fund for college scholarships, local school districts and health programs.[1][2]
Election results
| Louisiana Amendment 2 (October 1999) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 584,294 | 70.31% | ||
| No | 246,689 | 29.69% | ||
Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State
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