Louisiana Dedicate Section 8(g) Funds Amendment (September 1986)

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The Louisiana Dedicate Section 8(g) Funds Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Louisiana on September 27, 1986, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. It proposed that all but the first $100 million received from the federal government under Section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Act will be dedicated to specific uses as stated in the amendment. Among these uses is a fund for the improvement of education.[1][2]

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Louisiana Amendment 1 (September 1986)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes715,68176.57%
No218,96223.43%

Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

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