Georgia Amendment 9, Ownership of Agricultural Property Measure (1984)
| Georgia Amendment 9 | |
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| Topic Agriculture policy and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing property qualifying for preferential assessment for agricultural purposes to be owned by an estate or trust with natural or naturalized citizens as heirs or beneficiaries. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing property qualifying for preferential assessment for agricultural purposes to be owned by an estate or trust with natural or naturalized citizens as heirs or beneficiaries. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 9 |
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646,826 | 57.22% | ||
| No | 483,563 | 42.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that property qualifying for preferential assessment which is devoted to bona fide agricultural purposes may be owned by an estate of which the devisees or heirs are one or more natural or naturalized citizens or by a trust of which the beneficiaries are one or more natural or naturalized citizens? | ” |
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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