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Georgia Waiver for Delinquent Local Property Taxes Amendment (2024)

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Georgia Waiver for Delinquent Local Property Taxes Amendment
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Election date
November 5, 2024
Topic
Taxes and Property
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

The Georgia Waiver for Delinquent Local Property Taxes Amendment was not on the ballot in Georgia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.[1]

This amendment would have allowed delinquent local ad valorem property taxes, penalties, and interest to be waived by the tax commissioner.[1]

Text of the measure

Full text

The full text of the amendment is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote vote is required in both the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives.

On February 29, 2024, the state Senate approved Senate Resolution 82 proposing this amendment by a vote of 53-0, with 3 members excused or not voting.[1] The measure was not passed before the legislature adjourned its 2024 session.

Vote in the Georgia State Senate
February 29, 2024
Requirement:
Number of yes votes required: 38  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total5303
Total percent94.64%0.00%5.36%
Democrat2003
Republican3300

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