Georgia Amendment 34, Definition of Income for Tax Exemptions Measure (1978)
| Georgia Amendment 34 | |
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 34 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing the definition of "income" for determining eligibility for the $10,000 homestead exemption in Fulton County, and excluding federal old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefits and benefits under the Federal Railroad Retirement Act. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the definition of "income" for determining eligibility for the $10,000 homestead exemption in Fulton County, and excluding federal old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefits and benefits under the Federal Railroad Retirement Act. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 34 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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233,960 | 55.67% | ||
| No | 186,295 | 44.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 34 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to change the definition of the term 'income' with respect to determining the right to the $10,000.00 homestead exemption for certain disabled persons and persons 65 years of age or older of Fulton County so that the term 'income' shall not include Federal old-age, survivors or disability insurance benefits and benefits under the Federal Railroad Retirement Act? | ” |
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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