Georgia Amendment 32, County Tax Collection Measure (1978)
| Georgia Amendment 32 | |
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 32 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to allow county tax officials in counties with populations of 600,000 or more to collect taxes for municipalities within the county at no charge to the municipalities. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to allow county tax officials in counties with populations of 600,000 or more to collect taxes for municipalities within the county at no charge to the municipalities. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 32 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 162,030 | 39.50% | ||
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248,200 | 60.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 32 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly by law to require the tax receiver, tax collector, or tax commissioner of any county of this State having a population of 600,000 or more according to the United States Decennial Census of 1970 or any future such census to receive tax returns of and collect taxes due to the largest municipality located wholly or partially within any such county and to any or all other consenting municipalities located wholly or partially within such county at no charge to said municipalities? | ” |
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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