Georgia Amendment 32, Homestead Exemption Ban for Fulton County School Taxes Measure (1954)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Homestead tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 32 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting tax exemptions for homesteads from applying to taxes levied for the support and maintenance of education in the Fulton County School District. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting tax exemptions for homesteads from applying to taxes levied for the support and maintenance of education in the Fulton County School District. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 32 |
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57,816 | 59.89% | ||
| No | 38,729 | 40.11% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 32 was as follows:
| “ | FOR Amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph IV, of the Constitution, providing that the homestead exemption shall not apply to taxes limited to the Fulton County School District for the support and maintenance of education as recommended by the Fulton County Board of Education. AGAINST Amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph IV, of the Constitution, providing that the homestead exemption shall not apply to taxes limited to the Fulton County School District for the support and maintenance of education as recommended by the Fulton County Board of Education. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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