Georgia Medical School Loans, Amendment 12 (1976)
The Georgia Medical School Loans Amendment, also known as Amendment 12, was on the ballot in Georgia on November 2, 1976, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The measure increased the amount of loans and scholarships for medical students from $10,000 to $15,000. The measure also provided that such loans could be repaid by practicing in a community of 15,000 people or less in Georgia for five years.[1]
Election results
| Georgia Amendment 12 (1976) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 734,829 | 72.76% | |||
| No | 275,091 | 27.24% | ||
Election results via: Georgia's Official Register 1975-76
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Shall the Constitution be amended so as to increase the amount of loans and scholarships for medical students from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 and to provide that such loans and scholarships shall be repaid by the applicant by practicing his profession in a community of 15,000 or less within the State of Georgia for a period of five (5) years?[1][2] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Georgia Department of Archives and History, "Georgia's Official Register 1975-76," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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