By Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
November 3,2010
Georgians offered a chilly reception to the proposal for an extra $10 car registration fee to boost trauma care funding, according to a preliminary election results Tuesday.
Amendment 2 would raise $80 million a year for trauma care services, which include those specialized, extra-staffed hospitals and emergency responders that care for people seriously injured in car crashes, falls and workplace accidents. Voters cast ballots on five proposed amendments to the Georgia Constitution and a statwide referendum.
The trauma care measure appeared headed for defeat with almost two-thirds of the statewide vote counted, although significant returns were still due from some metro Atlanta counties where it had more support.
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