Georgia 1974 ballot measures

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Sixteen statewide ballot measures were on the November 5, 1974 ballot in Georgia.

• All sixteen of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Twelve of the measures were approved.
• Four of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Provides that all courts of the state be part of one unified judicial system	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Pension	Provides for the occasional increase of retirement benefits of retired public school teachers	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Exec	Confers the authority to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies to the secretary of state	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Changes the name of the office of ordinary and the court of ordinary	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Creates a state court of claims to provide persons who suffered an injury caused by the state with a means of obtaining relief	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Exempts certain harvested agricultural products from ad valorem taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Campaigns	Removes the requirement that certain revenue certificates be approved by a majority of registered voters	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Local Gov't	Limits debt incurred by any county or municipality to 10 percent of the assessed value of the taxable property	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Local Gov't	Allows certain municipalities to carry out and enforce the removal, demolition or closure of buildings	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local Gov't	Authorizes the general assembly to increase or reduce the purposes for which revenue anticipation obligations could be issued	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Authorizes payment to the first person or corporation to establish a plant for the commercial production of aluminum ore	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Pension	Provides that certain cities be authorized to provide occasional increases in retirement and pension benefits	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Excludes retirement, pension or disability benefits as income for persons over the age of 65 years	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of Gov't	Creates the City of Covington Parking Authority	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Downtown Savannah Authority	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Douglasville-Douglas County Stadium Authority	a

See also

• List of Georgia ballot measures
• 1974 ballot measures

External links

• The Georgia Official and Statistical Register