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Georgia Amendment 20, Property Assessment Measure (1952)
| Georgia Amendment 20 | |
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| Topic Administrative organization and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the assessment of property in counties with cities with more than 300,000 people by a Board of Assessment. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the assessment of property in counties with cities with more than 300,000 people by a Board of Assessment. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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63,993 | 73.30% | ||
| No | 23,314 | 26.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 20 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the amendment to Article XI, Section I, Paragraph VI of the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to provide for the assessment of property in Counties having a city location therein with a population of more than 300,000 and such cities for tax purposes by a joint Board of Assessors and to create and provide for an agency to review and revise such assessments. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article XI, Section I, Paragraph VI of the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to provide for the assessment of property in Counties having a city location therein with a population of more than 300,000 and such cities for tax purposes by a joint Board of Assessors and to create and provide for an agency to review and revise such assessments. | ” |
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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