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Brookhaven, Georgia, Homestead Tax Exemption Increase Measure (November 2019)

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Brookhaven Homestead Tax Exemption Increase Measure

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Election date

November 5, 2019

Topic
Local property tax
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Referral

Brookhaven Homestead Tax Exemption Increase Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Brookhaven on November 5, 2019. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the city's standard homestead exemption from $20,000 to $40,000 over five years starting in 2020.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the city's standard homestead exemption from $20,000 to $40,000 over five years starting in 2020.


Election results

Brookhaven Homestead Tax Exemption Increase Measure

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

5,150 87.97%
No 704 12.03%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Homestead Tax Exemption Increase Measure was as follows:

“Shall the Act be approved which provides for the continuation and modification of the homestead exemption for City of Brookhaven ad valorem taxes by increasing the standard homestead exemption from $20,000 to $40,000 over a five-year period beginning with the 2020 tax year?”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Georgia

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Brookhaven.

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