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Georgia Amendment 10, Taxes for Conservation Measure (1938)

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Georgia Amendment 10

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Election date

November 8, 1938

Topic
Parks, land, and natural area conservation andTaxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment		Origin

State legislature


Georgia Amendment 10 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inGeorgia onNovember 8, 1938. It wasapproved.

A "yes" votesupported allowing counties to levy taxes for the fire protection and conservation of forests and natural resources.

A "no" voteopposed allowing counties to levy taxes for the fire protection and conservation of forests and natural resources.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 10

ResultVotesPercentage

ApprovedYes

28,41879.04%
No7,53620.96%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:

“

For ratification of the amendment to article 7, section 6, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of Georgia, providing that counties may levy a tax to provide for fire protection of forest lands, and for the further conservation of natural resources.

Against ratification of the amendment to article 7, section 6, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of Georgia, providing that counties may levy a tax to provide for fire protection of forest lands, and for the further conservation of natural resources.

”


Path to the ballot

See also:Amending the Georgia Constitution

Atwo-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for theGeorgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in theGeorgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in theGeorgia 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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