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Georgia Amendment 50, Richmond County Board of Tax Assessors Amendment (1956)

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Georgia Amendment 50

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Election date

November 6, 1956

Topic
County and municipal governance and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Georgia Amendment 50 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1956. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported consolidating the Board of Tax Assessors for the City of Augusta and Richmond County for both real and personal property.

A "no" vote opposed consolidating the Board of Tax Assessors for the City of Augusta and Richmond County for both real and personal property.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 50

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

87,228 73.77%
No 31,021 26.23%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 50 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the amendment to the Constitution to provide for the consolidation of the Board of Tax Assessors for both real and personal property for the City Council of Augusta and County of Richmond.

AGAINST the ratification of the amendment to the Constitution to provide for the consolidation of the Board of Tax Assessors for both real and personal property for the City Council of Augusta and County of Richmond.

”

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

1956 Measures

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