Georgia Taxpayer Protection Amendment (2012)

Not on Ballot
This measure did not or will not appear on a ballot

A Georgia Taxpayer Protection Amendment did not make the November 2012 ballot in Georgia as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have limited how much the state can spend in a given year. The limitations would have been based on the previous year budget adjusted for inflation and population.

The proposed measure was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers.

Text of measure

Had it been certified for the ballot, voters would have been asked:

Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for limitations on state government expenditures and reduction in taxation?

Path to the ballot

See also: How the Georgia Constitution is amended

The amendment required approval on a two-thirds vote by both the State House and State Senate.

On February 24, 2011 the Georgia State Senate voted 42-7 in approval of the proposed measure. The measure did not make it through the State House.

See also

• 2012 ballot measures
• Georgia 2012 ballot measures
• Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR)

Similar measures

• Arizona Spending Limit Amendment (2012)
• Florida State Revenue Limitation Amendment (2012)
• North Carolina Taxpayer Bill of Rights Amendment (2012)

Articles

• Georgia state spending measure clears the Senate

External links

• SJR 20 status
• SJR 20 full text

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