Georgia Amendment 10, Taxes for Conservation Measure (1938)
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing counties to levy taxes for the fire protection and conservation of forests and natural resources. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing counties to levy taxes for the fire protection and conservation of forests and natural resources. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 10 |
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28,418 | 79.04% | ||
| No | 7,536 | 20.96% | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | For ratification of the amendment to article 7, section 6, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of Georgia, providing that counties may levy a tax to provide for fire protection of forest lands, and for the further conservation of natural resources. Against ratification of the amendment to article 7, section 6, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of Georgia, providing that counties may levy a tax to provide for fire protection of forest lands, and for the further conservation of natural resources. | ” |
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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