Georgia Amendment 12, Tax for Peace Officer Retirement Amendment (1958)
| Georgia Amendment 12 | |
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the levying of taxes to fund retirement benefits, administration costs, and other benefits for peace officers. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the levying of taxes to fund retirement benefits, administration costs, and other benefits for peace officers. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 33,220 | 30.41% | ||
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76,036 | 69.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the levying of taxes for the purpose of paying retirement benefits, costs of administration, and other benefits to the peace officers of this State. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the levying of taxes for the purpose of paying retirement benefits, costs of administration, and other benefits to the peace officers of this State. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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