Georgia Amendment 7, Expanded Municipal Powers Measure (1980)
| Georgia Amendment 7 | |
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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 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing counties and municipalities additional powers to enhance redevelopment programs, and include tax exemptions for properties in redevelopment areas. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing counties and municipalities additional powers to enhance redevelopment programs, and include tax exemptions for properties in redevelopment areas. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 451,821 | 45.26% | ||
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546,357 | 54.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for granting additional powers to counties or municipalities, or both, to allow such political subdivisions to establish and maintain more effective redevelopment programs, to provide for exemptions from state, county or municipal ad valorem taxation on property located within a redevelopment area, and to provide for other matters relative thereto? | ” |
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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