Georgia Amendment 19, Mobile Home Tax Classification Measure (1976)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported classifying certain mobile homes separately for ad valorem tax purposes, allowing different tax rates and methods, and enacting laws to prevent tax avoidance. |
A "no" vote opposed classifying certain mobile homes separately for ad valorem tax purposes, allowing different tax rates and methods, and enacting laws to prevent tax avoidance. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 19 |
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652,480 | 69.63% | ||
| No | 284,593 | 30.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 19 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to enact legislation treating certain mobile homes as a separate class of property from other classes of tangible property for ad valorem tax purposes, and to adopt different rates, methods or assessment dates for the taxation of such property and to enact legislation to prevent any person, firm or corporation from escaping payment of their fair share of ad valorem taxes on said mobile homes? | ” |
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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