Georgia Referendum C, Property Tax Exemptions for Charitable Institutions Measure (2006)

Georgia Referendum C
Election date November 7, 2006
Topic Property and Taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Georgia Referendum C was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Georgia on November 7, 2006. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported exempting property owned by a charitable institution from ad valorem taxation if the income it generates is used solely for the institution's operations.

A "no" vote opposed exempting property owned by a charitable institution from ad valorem taxation if the income it generates is used solely for the institution's operations.

Election results

Georgia Referendum C
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,348,961	68.46%
No		621,433	31.54%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum C was as follows:

“

Shall the Act be approved which grants an exemption from ad valorem taxation on property owned by a charitable institution which generates income when that income is used exclusively for the operation of such charitable institution?

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Path to the ballot

In Georgia, voter approval is required for legislation concerning property tax exemptions. A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

2006 Measures

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• 2006 legislative sessions

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