Georgia Amendment 11, Chatham County Education Tax Measure (1950)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the Chatham County Commissioners and Ex-Officio Judges to levy a tax for education on all taxable property in addition to the maximum tax for the support and maintenance of education. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the Chatham County Commissioners and Ex-Officio Judges to levy a tax for education on all taxable property in addition to the maximum tax for the support and maintenance of education. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 11 |
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52,754 | 63.31% | ||
| No | 30,572 | 36.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article VIII, Section XII, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, requiring the Commissioners of Chatham County and Ex-Officio Judges thereof to levy to a tax for educational purposes on all taxable property in said County in addition to the maximum tax for support and maintenance of education allowed by Article VIII, Section XII of the Constitution. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article VIII, Section XII, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, requiring the Commissioners of Chatham County and Ex-Officio Judges thereof to levy to a tax for educational purposes on all taxable property in said County in addition to the maximum tax for support and maintenance of education allowed by Article VIII, Section XII of the Constitution. | ” |
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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