Georgia Forest Preservation, Amendment 1 (2008)
| Georgia Amendment 1 | |
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to encourage forest preservation through special tax assessments on certain forest lands and provide assistance grants to local governments. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to encourage forest preservation through special tax assessments on certain forest lands and provide assistance grants to local governments. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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2,454,513 | 68.01% | ||
| No | 1,154,662 | 31.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly by general law shall encourage the preservation, conservation, and protection of the state's forests through the special assessment and taxation of certain forest lands and assistance grants to local government? | ” |
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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