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Georgia Taxpayer Protection Amendment (2012)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
A Georgia Taxpayer Protection Amendment did not make the November 2012 ballot in Georgia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have limited how much the state can spend in a given year.[1] The limitations would have been based on the previous year budget adjusted for inflation and population.[2]
The proposed measure was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers.
Text of measure
Had it been certified for the ballot, voters would have been asked:[3]
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for limitations on state government expenditures and reduction in taxation?
Path to the ballot
- See also: How the Georgia Constitution is amended
The amendment required approval on a two-thirds vote by both the State House and State Senate.
On February 24, 2011 the Georgia State Senate voted 42-7 in approval of the proposed measure. The measure did not make it through the State House.[2]
See also
Similar measures
- Arizona Spending Limit Amendment (2012)
- Florida State Revenue Limitation Amendment (2012)
- North Carolina Taxpayer Bill of Rights Amendment (2012)
Articles
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Times Union, "Immigration work to start in Georgia Assembly" 31 Jan. 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "Ga. Senate OKs constitutional amendment to let voters weigh in on plan to fix state spending," February 25, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Georgia Legislature, "SJR 20 full text," accessed February 28, 2011
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