Georgia Amendment 16, Cobb County Fire Prevention District Tax Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 16
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Administrative powers and rulemaking and Property taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the levy of a tax of up to five mills in Cobb County to fund fire prevention districts and prohibit homestead exemption for these taxes.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the levy of a tax of up to five mills in Cobb County to fund fire prevention districts and prohibit homestead exemption for these taxes.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 16
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		51,323	70.06%
No		21,931	29.94%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 16 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the levy of a tax or assessment up to five mills for Cobb County fire prevention districts and to provide that homestead exemption shall not apply to such levy. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the levy of a tax or assessment up to five mills for Cobb County fire prevention districts and to provide that homestead exemption shall not apply to such levy.

”

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

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