Georgia Amendment 3, Eminent Domain and Removal of Advertisements Amendment (1966)

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Georgia Amendment 3

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
Eminent domain policy and Property
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1966. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the payment for property taken for roads and requiring the removal of outdoor advertising and junk yards to preserve federal funds.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the payment for property taken for roads and requiring the removal of outdoor advertising and junk yards to preserve federal funds.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 3

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

305,819 65.89%
No 158,332 34.11%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for the payment for taking or damaging private property for public road and street purposes, in order to authorize the state to require the removal of existing outdoor advertising and the removal or screening of existing outdoor junk yards or other installations interfering with the natural beauty of the highway and surrounding landscape, so as to prevent the loss of large sums of Federal money?

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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