Georgia Amendment 17, DeKalb County Homestead Tax Exemption for School Levies Measure (1950)
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| Topic Property tax exemptions and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported excluding DeKalb County residents from the homestead tax exemption for school taxes levied by the DeKalb County Board of Education. |
A "no" vote opposed excluding DeKalb County residents from the homestead tax exemption for school taxes levied by the DeKalb County Board of Education. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 17 |
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45,668 | 54.91% | ||
| No | 37,496 | 45.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 17 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Paragraph IV, Section I of Article VII of the Constitution providing that the exemption from taxation of the homestead of residents shall not apply in the County of DeKalb as against levies of taxes for school purposes by the County Board of DeKalb County. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Paragraph IV, Section I of Article VII of the Constitution providing that the exemption from taxation of the homestead of residents shall not apply in the County of DeKalb as against levies of taxes for school purposes by the County Board of DeKalb County. | ” |
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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