Georgia Indigent Care Trust Fund, Amendment 14 (1988)

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The Georgia Indigent Care Trust Fund Amendment, also known as Amendment 14, was on the ballot in Georgia on November 8, 1988, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The measure created an Indigent Care Trust Fund and authorized appropriations from the fund to expand Medicaid coverage.[1]

Election results

Georgia Amendment 14 (1988)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes840,88960.53%
No548,43139.47%

Election results via: Georgia's Official Register Supplement 1985-88

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the creation of an Indigent Care Trust Fund and authorize contributions thereto and appropriations therefrom to expand Medicaid coverage?[1][2]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 State of Georgia Department of Archives and History, "Georgia's Official Register Supplement 1985-88," accessed October 19, 2015
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.