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Georgia Amendment 3, Tax Incentives for Property Redevelopment Measure (2002)

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Georgia Amendment 3

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Election date

November 5, 2002

Topic
Property and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 2002. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing counties and municipalities to create community redevelopment tax incentive programs that increase taxes on blighted properties and temporarily reduce taxes on rehabilitated properties.

A "no" vote opposed allowing counties and municipalities to create community redevelopment tax incentive programs that increase taxes on blighted properties and temporarily reduce taxes on rehabilitated properties.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 3

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,114,217 59.60%
No 755,315 40.40%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that counties and municipalities may establish community redevelopment tax incentive programs under which increased taxation shall apply to properties maintained in a blighted condition and decreased taxation shall apply for a time to formerly blighted property which has been rehabilitated? 


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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