Georgia 2002 ballot measures

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Eleven statewide ballot measures were on the November 5, 2002 ballot in Georgia.

• Six of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Five of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
• Seven of the measures were approved.
• Four of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Makes an individual who has defaulted on his or her taxes ineligible to hold public office	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Allows qualified low-income housing projects to be classified as a separate class of property	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Allows tax incentives for redeveloped blighted property	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Allows for the separate classification and taxation of property that have had releases of hazardous waste	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Allows commercial dockside facilities to be classified as a separate class of property	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Animals	Establishes a program of dog and cat sterilization	a
LRSS	Referendum A	Taxes	Changes the income limit for school tax homestead exemptions for persons aged 62 years or older	a
LRSS	Referendum B	Taxes	Extends certain ad valorem tax exemptions to surviving spouses of military personnel killed in armed conflict	a
LRSS	Referendum C	Taxes	Exempts medical societies and museums housed in historic properties from ad valorem property taxes	d
LRSS	Referendum D	Taxes	Exempts commercial fishing vessels from property taxes	d
LRSS	Referendum E	Taxes	Increases the tax exemption for tangible personal property	a

See also

• List of Georgia ballot measures
• 2002 ballot measures

External links

• Georgia Secretary of State