Georgia Amendment 17, Independent School District Tax Exemptions Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Property tax exemptions and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that homesteads owned by individuals over the age of 62 years be exempted from ad valorem taxes for independent school districts. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that homesteads owned by individuals over the age of 62 years be exempted from ad valorem taxes for independent school districts. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 17 |
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551,355 | 75.13% | ||
| No | 182,528 | 24.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 17 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the homestead of each resident of each independent school district who is 62 years of age or over and who has an income from all sources, including the income of certain members of the family not exceeding $6,000.00 per annum, may be granted an exemption from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied for and in behalf of such school system? | ” |
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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