Alabama County Indebtedness, Amendment 10 (1963)

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The Alabama County Indebtedness, Amendment 10, also known as Amendment 10, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 10, 1963, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Marion County would be authorized, just as the municipalities of Marion County are, to become indebted and issue bonds, warrants and other securities. The county would also levy and collect an ad valorem tax to pay the principal and interest of the above bonds. The indebtedness is limited to no more than 50 percent of the total value of taxable property within the county. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 10 (December 1963)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		47,332	50.71%
Yes		45,999	49.29%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1963 ballot measures
• 1963 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967