Georgia Amendment 18, Regulation of Milk Product Marketing Measure (1968)
| Georgia Amendment 18 | |
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| Topic Business regulations and Food policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly to regulate the marketing of milk and milk substitutes as a matter of public interest. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to regulate the marketing of milk and milk substitutes as a matter of public interest. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 370,628 | 48.63% | ||
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391,554 | 51.37% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the marketing of milk and milk substitutes is in the public interest and may be regulated by the General Assembly? | ” |
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
Footnotes
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