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Georgia Amendment 7, Municipal Borrowing for Property Valuation Amendment (1962)

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Georgia Amendment 7

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Election date

November 6, 1962

Topic
County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1962. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing counties or municipalities to borrow funds for property valuation and equalization programs for ad valorem tax purposes.

A "no" vote opposed allowing counties or municipalities to borrow funds for property valuation and equalization programs for ad valorem tax purposes.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 7

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

108,418 56.91%
No 82,084 43.09%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to allow any county or municipality in this State to borrow the necessary funds to defray the cost of property valuation and equalization programs for ad valorem tax purposes.

AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to allow any county or municipality in this State to borrow the necessary funds to defray the cost of property valuation and equalization programs for ad valorem tax purposes.

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.

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