Georgia Amendment 3, Enterprise Zones Amendment (1996)
| Georgia Amendment 3 | |
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| Election date | |
| Topic Property tax exemptions andPublic economic investment policy | |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin |
Georgia Amendment 3 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inGeorgia onNovember 5, 1996. It wasapproved.
A"yes"votesupported allowing the creation of enterprise zones in underdeveloped areas, providing tax exemptions or credits to businesses generating jobs in these zones. |
A"no"voteopposed allowing the creation of enterprise zones in underdeveloped areas, providing tax exemptions or credits to businesses generating jobs in these zones. |
Election results
Georgia Amendment 3 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 983,979 | 53.13% | ||
| No | 868,010 | 46.87% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the creation of enterprise zones for the purposes of providing exemption, credits and reductions of taxes levied by the state, a county, a city or any combination thereof to persons, firms or corporations that create job opportunities within designated enterprise zones to provide employment opportunities? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is availablehere.
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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- Public economic investment policy, Georgia
- Public economic investment policy, 1996
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- Property tax exemptions, Georgia
- Property tax exemptions, 1996
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