Alabama Irrigation Districts, Amendment 6 (1965)

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The Alabama Irrigation Districts, Amendment 6, also known as Amendment 6, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 30, 1965, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment stated the following: "The legislature may by general, special or local laws authorize the formation of a body corporate for the development of one or more irrigation districts for the purposes of providing irrigation and water conservation in the State of Alabama, and may authorize the counties and municipalities lying within the boundaries of such district or districts to contribute public funds to such body corporate, and may authorize such body corporate to enter into contract with the government of the United States or any agency thereof, and with other States or political subdivisions thereof, and with other bodies corporate organized within this or other states for the development of one or more irrigation districts in the State of Alabama, and may authorize such body corporate to issue revenue bonds payable solely out of revenues accruing to such body corporate, and may authorize such body corporate to do and perform all other such acts necessary and proper for the full development of said Alabama irrigation district or districts provided, however, nothing herein shall authorize any such public corporation to engage in or finance, directly or indirectly, the production, transmission or sale of electric power."

Election results

Alabama Amendment 6 (1965)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		77,800	69.17%
No		34,678	30.83%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1965 ballot measures
• 1965 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967