Georgia Amendment 22, Fulton County Tax Collection Measure (1950)
| Georgia Amendment 22 | |
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| Topic Tax and revenue administration |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to allow Fulton County tax officials to collect City of Atlanta taxes and retain a percentage as compensation. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to allow Fulton County tax officials to collect City of Atlanta taxes and retain a percentage as compensation. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 22 |
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54,064 | 60.08% | ||
| No | 35,917 | 39.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 22 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph VI, Section I, Article XI of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 authorizing the General Assembly to require or permit the Tax Receiver, Tax Collector or Tax Commissioner of Fulton County to receive tax returns and collect taxes due to the City of Atlanta and to retain a percentage of such collections as compensation for such services. AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph VI, Section I, Article XI of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 authorizing the General Assembly to require or permit the Tax Receiver, Tax Collector or Tax Commissioner of Fulton County to receive tax returns and collect taxes due to the City of Atlanta and to retain a percentage of such collections as compensation for such services. | ” |
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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