General Election Day – November 5, 2024

Early in-person voting – October 15 to November 1 (Monday-Friday, some Saturdays)

Last day to request an Absentee Ballot – October 25

GEORGIA S.O.S. “MY VOTER PAGE” View a sample ballot, find your polling place, etc. My Voter Page

Click here for the AFA iVoter Guide website, with specific ballot by home address.

Click here for the Heritage Action Scorecard for the U.S. Congress (search by zipcode).

Click here for the Georgia Faith & Freedom Scorecard for the Georgia General Assembly.

Proposed Constitutional Amendments

#1: Provides for a state-wide homestead exemption. This may vary among political subdivisons.

“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for a state-wide homestead exemption, that serves to limit increases in the assessed value of homesteads, but which any county, consolidated government, municipality, or local school system may opt out of upon the completion of certain procedures?”

Summary:
This change would allow for the implementation of a statewide homestead exemption that caps the annual assessments of home values at the rate of inflation. This would result in assessments for homesteaded properties being limited to an increase capped at the rate of inflation (CPI), with an initial opt-out period for local levying authorities (counties, cities, and schools). These levying authorities (counties and cities) where this cap takes effect would have access to an additional 1% sales tax that must be used for additional property tax relief – the extra penny of revenue must be fully offset by a further reduction in property tax.

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#2: Provides for a state-wide Georgia Tax Court.

“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for the Georgia Tax Court to be vested with the judicial power of the state and to have venue, judges, and jurisdiction concurrent with superior courts?”

Summary:
This constitutional amendment would replace the Georgia Tax Tribunal, which sits in the Executive Branch, with a Tax Court in the Judicial Branch. This is not creating more government; instead, it is moving a function of government that serves taxpayers between branches of government to improve efficiency. Currently, if a taxpayer wishes to appeal a tax tribunal decision his or her only option is to go through the Superior Court in Fulton County, which is not set up to be an appellate court and is overrun with a lengthy trial calendar. A Tax Court authorized under this amendment would allow for the first round of appeal to be made to the Georgia Court of Appeals – a purpose-built appeals court with a more streamlined and quick process for Georgians.

Statewide Referendum Question

Question (HB 808): “Do you approve the Act that increases an exemption from property tax for all tangible personal property from $7,500 to $20,000?” This would raise the amount of tangible personal property tax exemption to $20,000.

Summary:
This change would increase the ad valorem taxation exemption on tangible personal property for businesses in Georgia from $7,500 to $20,000. It would reduce taxes for Georgia businesses by updating the exemption amount for the first time in years to account for the effects of inflation.

**Ballots may contain additional questions that apply to local government.

You can find further explanation about these questions, by Senator Greg Dolezal, here.

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