Georgia Amendment 6, Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations Amendment (1970)
| Georgia Amendment 6 | |
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| Topic Religion-related policy and 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 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported exempting tangible personal property, including vehicles, from ad valorem taxes when owned by religious organizations for religious purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed exempting tangible personal property, including vehicles, from ad valorem taxes when owned by religious organizations for religious purposes. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 259,491 | 42.19% | ||
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355,538 | 57.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to exempt from all ad valorem taxes in this State all tangible personal property, including motor vehicles, owned by religious organizations or groups and used solely for religious purposes and from which no income is derived? | ” |
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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