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Georgia Amendment 1, Property Tax Measure (1936)
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| Topic Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported classifying property and limit taxes for state and local governments. |
A "no" vote opposed classifying property and limit taxes for state and local governments. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 65,093 | 30.28% | ||
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149,898 | 69.72% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Paragraph one (1) Section two (2), Article seven (7) of the constitution classifying properties for purposes of taxation and fixing limitations upon the amount of taxes which may be levied upon properties in this state for the purpose of the state, the counties, the municipalities, and the other government subdivisions; and providing for the levying, collection and distribution of taxes to the state, the counties, the municipalities and the other governmental subdivisions. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Paragraph one (1) Section two (2), Article seven (7) of the constitution classifying properties for purposes of taxation and fixing limitations upon the amount of taxes which may be levied upon properties in this state for the purpose of the state, the counties, the municipalities, and the other government subdivisions; and providing for the levying, collection and distribution of taxes to the state, the counties, the municipalities and the other governmental subdivisions. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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