Georgia Amendment 8, Tax Exemptions for Healthcare Facilities Amendment (1970)

Georgia Amendment 8
Election date November 3, 1970
Topic Healthcare and Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported exempting the property of hospitals and nursing homes from ad valorem taxation, provided that no net profit benefits private individuals.

A "no" vote opposed exempting the property of hospitals and nursing homes from ad valorem taxation, provided that no net profit benefits private individuals.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		287,129	47.37%
No		319,006	52.63%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to exempt from all ad valorem taxation the tangible and intangible property of hospitals and nursing homes, no portion of the net profit from the operation of which can inure to the benefit of any private person?

”

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

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