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Georgia Amendment 10, Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Hospitals Amendment (1972)

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Georgia Amendment 10

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Election date

November 7, 1972

Topic
Healthcare facility funding and Property tax exemptions
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1972. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to exempt nonprofit hospitals from ad valorem taxation under specific conditions.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to exempt nonprofit hospitals from ad valorem taxation under specific conditions.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 10

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

630,919 76.15%
No 197,644 23.85%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:

“

Shall the General Assembly be authorized to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain property of nonprofit hospitals which have no stockholders and no income or profit which is distributed to or for the benefit of any private person, and are subject to the laws of Georgia regulating nonprofit or charitable corporations?

”

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

1972 Measures

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