Georgia Amendment 7, County Education Tax Measure (1978)
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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 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the conditions under which counties containing a city of 200,000 people or more could levy a tax of up to 1.5 mills on all property within the county to fund education. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing the conditions under which counties containing a city of 200,000 people or more could levy a tax of up to 1.5 mills on all property within the county to fund education. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 161,290 | 35.75% | ||
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289,851 | 64.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide the circumstances under which the authority and obligation of the governing authorities of counties which have wholly or partly within their boundaries a city of not less than 200,000 population to levy a tax for educational purposes not to exceed 1 1/2 mills on all property located within the county, including property located within any independent school district, upon the request of the boards of education of such counties shall be terminated? | ” |
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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