Alpharetta, Georgia, Homestead Property Tax Exemption Measure (November 2018)
| Alpharetta, Georgia, Homestead Property Tax Exemption Measure (November 2018) | |
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| Topic Local property tax |
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| Type Referral |
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The Alpharetta, Georgia, Homestead Property Tax Exemption Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Alpharetta on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supports creating a new homestead exemption that would limit City of Alpharetta property taxes for city purposes by exempting the difference between a home's current assessed value and its lowest base-year value, with that base-year value increasing annually by the lesser of 3 percent or the inflation rate. |
A "no" vote opposes creating a new homestead exemption that would limit City of Alpharetta property taxes for city purposes by exempting the difference between a home's current assessed value and its lowest base-year value, with that base-year value increasing annually by the lesser of 3 percent or the inflation rate. |
Election results
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Alpharetta, Georgia, Homestead Property Tax Exemption Measure (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 18,174 | 77.42% | |||
| No | 5,302 | 22.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this measure was as follows:
| “ | Do you approve a new homestead exemption from City of Alpharetta property taxes for city purposes in the amount of the difference between the current year assessed value of a home and its lowest base year value, provided that the lowest base year value will be adjusted yearly by the lesser of 3 percent or the inflation rate? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Alpharetta.
See also
Footnotes
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