Georgia Amendment 16, Business Expense Authorization for Economic Development Measure (1968)

Georgia Amendment 16
Election date November 5, 1968
Topic Administration of government and Economic development
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Department of Industry and Trade to use funds for business meals and expenses to attract new business, industry, and tourism, with required documentation and semi-annual audits.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Department of Industry and Trade to use funds for business meals and expenses to attract new business, industry, and tourism, with required documentation and semi-annual audits.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 16
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		404,067	57.50%
No		298,616	42.50%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 16 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the Department of Industry and Trade, in order to make Georgia competitive with other states in securing new business, industry and tourism, to expend available funds for the business meals and incidental expenses of bona fide industrial prospects and other persons who attend any meeting at the request of the Department to discuss the location or development of new business, industry or tourism within the State and provide that all such expenditures shall be verified by vouchers showing the date, place, purpose and persons for whom such expenditures were made, and further provide that the State Auditor shall conduct an audit of such expenditures at least every six months?

”

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

1968 Measures

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• 1968 legislative sessions

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