Georgia Amendment 3, Religious Residential Property Tax Exemptions Measure (1954)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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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 November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing tax exemptions for property owned by religious groups for residential purposes if no income is derived from the property. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing tax exemptions for property owned by religious groups for residential purposes if no income is derived from the property. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 3 |
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149,056 | 73.16% | ||
| No | 54,679 | 26.84% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | FOR Amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph IV, of the Constitution of Georgia providing for the exemption of all property owned by religious groups for residential purposes and from which no income is derived. | ” |
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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