Georgia Amendment 5, Peace Officer Compensation Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Income taxes and Law enforcement officers and departments |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported designating $5.00 per day of compensation paid to peace officers employed by the state or local governments as a subsistence allowance that would not be considered taxable income. |
A "no" vote opposed designating $5.00 per day of compensation paid to peace officers employed by the state or local governments as a subsistence allowance that would not be considered taxable income. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 71,788 | 36.47% | ||
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125,035 | 63.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that certain compensation of peace officers shall be deemed to be a subsistence allowance. AGAINST ratification of an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that certain compensation of peace officers shall be deemed to be a subsistence allowance | ” |
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.
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