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Johns Creek, Georgia, Homestead Tax Exemption Calculation Measure (November 2018)

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Johns Creek Homestead Tax Exemption Calculation Measure

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Election date

November 6, 2018

Topic
Local property tax
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Referral

Johns Creek Homestead Tax Exemption Calculation Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Johns Creek on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating a homestead exemption that subtracts from taxation the difference between a home’s current assessed value and its lowest base year value, with the base year value adjusted annually by the lesser of 3 percent or the inflation rate.

A "no" vote opposed creating a homestead exemption that subtracts from taxation the difference between a home’s current assessed value and its lowest base year value, with the base year value adjusted annually by the lesser of 3 percent or the inflation rate.


Election results

Johns Creek Homestead Tax Exemption Calculation Measure

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

22,881 76.16%
No 7,162 23.84%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Homestead Tax Exemption Calculation Measure was as follows:

Do you approve a new homestead exemption from City of Johns Creek property taxes for city purposes in the amount of the difference between the current year assessed value of a home and its lowest base year value, provided that the lowest base year value will be adjusted yearly by the lesser of 3 percent or the inflation rate?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Georgia

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Johns Creek.

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