Georgia Amendment 3, Irwin County Taxes Measure (August 1945)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 7, 1945. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the homestead tax exemptions in the State to not apply in Irwin County for school tax levies imposed by the County Board of Irwin. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the homestead tax exemptions in the State to not apply in Irwin County for school tax levies imposed by the County Board of Irwin. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 3 |
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33,961 | 64.15% | ||
| No | 18,982 | 35.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 7, Section 2, of Article 7, of the Constitution providing that the exemption from taxation of the homestead of residents shall not apply on the County of Irwin as against levies of taxes for school purposes by the County Board of Irwin. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 7, Section 2, of Article 7, of the Constitution providing that the exemption from taxation of the homestead of residents shall not apply on the County of Irwin as against levies of taxes for school purposes by the County Board of Irwin. | ” |
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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