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Georgia Amendment 18, Fulton County Tax Collection Consolidation Measure (1952)
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| Topic Tax and revenue administration |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to consolidate tax collection functions of Fulton County and the city of Atlanta and revise details of tax administration of the city and county. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to consolidate tax collection functions of Fulton County and the city of Atlanta and revise details of tax administration of the city and county. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 18 |
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64,143 | 75.09% | ||
| No | 21,276 | 24.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 empowering the General Assembly to enact laws consolidating certain tax receiving and collection functions of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta and to revise and improve other details of tax administration of said County and City. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 empowering the General Assembly to enact laws consolidating certain tax receiving and collection functions of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta and to revise and improve other details of tax administration of said County and City. | ” |
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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