Georgia Amendment 7, Industrial Development Commission Amendment (1960)

Georgia Amendment 7
Election date November 8, 1960
Topic Administration of government and Public economic investment policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly to create an Industrial Development Commission to provide loans and tax resources for industrial development in the State.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to create an Industrial Development Commission to provide loans and tax resources for industrial development in the State.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		180,174	50.93%
No		173,625	49.07%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly shall have the power to establish an Industrial Development Commission to make loans available to industrial development agencies to aid them in acquiring and constructing industrial and manufacturing plants and facilities within the State; and to provide that the General Assembly shall have the power to tax to carry out and implement the purposes of the Commission. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly shall have the power to establish an Industrial Development Commission to make loans available to industrial development agencies to aid them in acquiring and constructing industrial and manufacturing plants and facilities within the State; and to provide that the General Assembly shall have the power to tax to carry out and implement the purposes of the Commission.

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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.

See also

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