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Georgia Amendment 4, Homestead Exemptions for Veterans Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Taxes and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the property tax exemption for severely disabled veterans due to injury or illness affecting mobility or vision. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the property tax exemption for severely disabled veterans due to injury or illness affecting mobility or vision. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 4 |
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472,550 | 75.75% | ||
| No | 151,310 | 24.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to increase the property tax exemption for disabled veterans who have been injured as a result of service in the armed forces, due to paralysis of the limbs, both lower extremities, such as being unable to move without the aid of braces, crutches, walking aids or a wheelchair, or blindness in both eyes having only light perception, plus loss or loss of use of one lower extremity or due to the loss or loss of use of one lower extremity together with residuals of organic disease or injury which affect the functions of balance or propulsion as to preclude locomotion without resort to a wheelchair? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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