Georgia Referendum A, Tax Exemptions for Agricultural Property Measure (1998)
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| Topic Agriculture policy and Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Georgia Referendum A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Georgia on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing tax exemptions to Georgia-produced agricultural products by family-owned farms, including livestock, crops, fruit or nut trees, bushes, plants, and Christmas trees. |
A "no" vote opposed providing tax exemptions to Georgia-produced agricultural products by family-owned farms, including livestock, crops, fruit or nut trees, bushes, plants, and Christmas trees. |
Election results
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Georgia Referendum A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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984,728 | 63.42% | ||
| No | 567,891 | 36.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum A was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Act be approved which exempts from ad valorem taxation livestock, crops; fruit or nut bearing trees, bushes, or plants; annual and perennial plants; Christmas trees; and plants and trees grown in nurseries, for transplantation elsewhere so long as such items are grown in this state and remain in the hands of a family owned qualified farm products producer thereof? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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
Footnotes
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