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Alabama Municipal Economic Development, Amendment 6 (1966)
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The Alabama Municipal Economic Development, Amendment 6, also known as Amendment 6, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 8, 1966, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Bayou La Batre in Mobile County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic development. The city would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. Furthermore, they would be authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax for the payment of securities. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 6 (1966) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 125,933 | 61.60% | ||
| No | 78,493 | 38.40% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967
See also
- Alabama 1966 ballot measures
- 1966 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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State of Alabama Montgomery (capital) |
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