Georgia Amendment 3: What a yes or no vote means for 911 funding

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to let lawmakers create a Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund under Amendment 3. Full election results hereThe amendment would not create the fund on its own. It also would not change phone bills. How 911 is funded now Georgians are probably already paying into 911 through a $1.50 monthly fee for their phone service. Since 2019, the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority has collected that money and distributed it to local governments, which must keep it in a restricted 911 fund. What the new fund would do The General Assembly proposed the amendment in House Resolution 1243. If voters approve it, lawmakers could create the fund through legislation. According to the amendment text, money in the fund would be used exclusively for the expansion, maintenance and operation of 911 systems throughout the state, including the transition to Next Generation 911. Any other appropriation from the fund would be void. M