Georgia Amendment 7, County Education Taxes Measure (1954)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing counties to remove or increase the limitation of tax levies for education. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing counties to remove or increase the limitation of tax levies for education. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 7 |
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109,178 | 53.69% | ||
| No | 94,171 | 46.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | FOR Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for a procedure by which a county may remove or increase the limitation of the tax levy for education. AGAINST Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for a procedure by which a county may remove or increase the limitation of the tax levy for education. | ” |
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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