Georgia Amendment 1, Land, Water, Wildlife, and Recreation Heritage Fund Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation and Restricted-use funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the creation of a Land, Water, Wildlife, and Recreation Heritage Fund, funded by an increase in the real estate transfer tax, for local government recreation grants and environmental conservation. |
A "no" vote opposed the creation of a Land, Water, Wildlife, and Recreation Heritage Fund, funded by an increase in the real estate transfer tax, for local government recreation grants and environmental conservation. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 770,192 | 46.81% | ||
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875,003 | 53.19% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to require the General Assembly to provide by law for the creation of a Land, Water, Wildlife, and Recreation Heritage Fund, with moneys derived from an increase in the real estate transfer tax from $1.00 to $2.00 per $1,000,000, from which funds shall be disbursed for the purposes of local government recreation grants and for acquiring, conserving, managing, or preserving Georgia’s natural and historic areas, water resources, and wildlife habitats? The tax increase will take effect only if this constitutional amendment is approved by the voters. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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