Alabama Water Management Districts, Amendment 1 (1966)

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The Alabama Water Management Districts, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, 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 stated the following: "The Legislature may provide for the formation of water management districts for the establishment of works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp, and overflowed lands of the State, and for flood prevention or the Conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the State; confer the right of eminent domain for such purposes, provide for the taxing of the whole or part of the cost of such improvements against the lands and property in such district to the extent of the increased value thereof by reason of special benefits derived from such improvements; and provide for the issuance of bonds for such districts with or without an election; provided, however, that nothing herein shall authorize any such water management districts to engage in or finance directly or indirectly, the production, transmission or sale of electric power.

The provisions of this amendment are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal Amendment XV or Amendment XXII."

Election results

Alabama Amendment 1 (1966)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		132,729	53.93%
No		113,369	46.07%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1966 ballot measures
• 1966 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967