Mississippi Educational Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1986)

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The Mississippi Educational Trust Fund, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Mississippi on November 4, 1986, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended via House Concurrent Resolution No. 35. The amendment proposed to establish an educational trust fund in the state treasury. The income from said trust would be appropriated by the legislature only for elementary, secondary, vocational or technical education. Severance taxes on oil and gas production from state-owned minerals, certain other income from state-owned oil and gas properties and funds from certain other sources would be paid into the educational trust fund.

Election results

Mississippi Amendment 1 (1986)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		369,367	82.22%
No		79,854	17.78%

Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Mississippi, 1968-1990

See also

Suggest a link

• Mississippi 1986 ballot measures
• 1986 ballot measures
• List of Mississippi ballot measures

External links

• Referenda and Primary Elections for Mississippi, 1968-1990