Georgia Amendment 20, Regulation of Agricultural Products Amendment (1966)

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Georgia Amendment 20

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
Administrative organization and Agriculture policy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Georgia Amendment 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1966. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly to regulate agricultural products and delegate related powers to an Agricultural Commodity Commission or other state agency.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to regulate agricultural products and delegate related powers to an Agricultural Commodity Commission or other state agency.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 20

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 168,793 39.67%

Defeated No

256,668 60.33%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 20 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly may determine agricultural products affected with a public interest; provide for regulation of the handling, production and sale thereof; and may delegate to any Agricultural Commodity Commission or other state agency its powers with respect thereto and with respect to promotion of marketing and sale thereof?

”

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

1966 Measures

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