Georgia Amendment 15, Pension Tax Amendment (1958)
| Georgia Amendment 15 | |
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing taxation to pay pensions and other benefits under an ordinary retirement system. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing taxation to pay pensions and other benefits under an ordinary retirement system. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 15 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 31,986 | 29.79% | ||
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75,383 | 70.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 15 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that taxation may be exercised for the purpose of paying pensions and other benefits and costs under an ordinary retirement system. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that taxation may be exercised for the purpose of paying pensions and other benefits and costs under an ordinary retirement system. | ” |
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
Footnotes
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