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Georgia Amendment 6, Tax Classification of Marine Vessels Amendment (2000)
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| Topic Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a separate class for marine vessels for ad valorem tax purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a separate class for marine vessels for ad valorem tax purposes. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,001,325 | 48.02% | ||
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1,083,911 | 51.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that marine vessels may be classified as a separate class of property for ad valorem property tax purposes, and such class may be divided into separate subclasses for ad valorem purposes and to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the ad valorem taxation of marine vessels including, but not limited to, providing for different rates, methods, assessment dates, and taxpayer liability for such class and for each of its subclasses and need not provide for uniformity of taxation with other classes of property or between or within its subclasses? | ” |
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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