Georgia Amendment 2, Revenue Obligations for Industrial Development Amendment (1966)

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Georgia Amendment 2

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
County and municipal governance and Public economic investment policy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1966. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the creation of public corporations and the issuance of revenue obligations for developing industrial facilities.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the creation of public corporations and the issuance of revenue obligations for developing industrial facilities.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 2

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 194,117 42.53%

Defeated No

262,333 57.47%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to create public corporations with the power to issue revenue obligations for the purpose of developing industrial facilities and to empower the General Assembly to authorize the various counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions to issue revenue obligations for such purposes?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

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