细谈佐治亚州各地法案公投 中期大选前必看的一篇文章！！！不看别后悔！！！
法案公投部分
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▓ 修改州宪法
▼ 建立州室外管理信托基金。
(共和党提案。众议会投票170/5，参议会52/1）
目的：用来维护提供饮水，湖泊，河流的土地；保护森林，鱼类和野生动物的栖息地；让我们的孩子和家人享受室外生活。
来源：体育用品商店的税收，最高不超过80%会增加现有税率吗？不增加。
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20172018/HR/238
Without increasing the current state sales tax rate, shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to create the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to conserve lands that protect drinking water sources and the water quality of rivers, lakes, and streams; to protect and conserve forests, fish, wildlife habitats, and state and local parks; and to provide opportunities for our children and families to play and enjoy the outdoors, by dedicating, subject to full public disclosure, up to 80 percent of the existing sales tax collected by sporting goods stores to such purposes without increasing the current state sales tax rate?”
▼ 建立全州范围内，专门负责商业纠纷的法庭。
从而减少费用，提高效率，并且提供能够预见的司法结果。
（共和党提案。众议会投票52/5，参议会46/7）
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20172018/HR/993
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to create a state-wide business court, authorize superior court business court divisions, and allow for the appointment process for state-wide business court judges in order to lower costs, improve the efficiency of all courts, and promote predictability of judicial outcomes in certain complex business disputes for the benefit of all citizens of this state?”
▼ 修改现有州宪法，增加森林保护补贴，并且允许政府从补贴费里扣留5%，用来支付给森林地产重新评估所需的费用。
(共和党提案，众议会投票170/5，参议会52/1）
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20172018/HR/51
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to revise provisions related to the subclassification for tax purposes of and the prescribed methodology for establishing the value of forest land conservation use property and related assistance grants, to provide that assistance grants related to forest land conservation use property may be increased by general law for a five-year period and that up to 5 percent of assistance grants may be deducted and retained by the state revenue commissioner to provide for certain state administrative costs, and to provide for the subclassification of qualified timberland property for ad valorem taxation purposes?”
▼ 修改现有的州宪法，给暴力犯罪受害者提供一定的权利。
（共和党提案。众议会投票169/0，参议会55/0）
（法案给受害人提供五项权利，这些权利要求政府通知受害人关于开庭日期，罪犯关押，释放，逃跑等等。）
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/SR/146
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide certain rights to victims against whom a crime has allegedly been perpetrated and allow victims to assert such rights?”
▼ 修改现有州宪法, 如果教育经费不足，允许郡里学生人数最多的学区，在没有得到学生人数少的学区的同意下，单独提出全民公投，增加 商业税收用来解决教育经费不足的问题。增加的税收按学生人头分配给各个学区，或者用另外一种各个学区都同意的方式分配。
（共和党提案，众议会投票128/44，参议会41/6）
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/SR/95
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize a referendum for a sales and use tax for education by a county school district or an independent school district or districts within the county having a majority of the students enrolled within the county and to provide that the proceeds are distributed on a per student basis among all the school systems unless an agreement is reached among such school systems for a different distribution?”
▓ 全州范围内的公投
▼ 给居民减免房产税。
（共和党提案。众议会投票158/6，参议会55/0）
如果一个城市属于不同的郡，这个城市的居民房产估值，以过去三年之内的最低估值为基数， 每年增加不超过2.6%。
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/820
Do you approve a new homestead exemption in a municipal corporation that is located in more than one county, that levies a sales tax for the purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation, and that has within its boundaries an independent school system, from ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the difference between the current year assessed value of a home and the adjusted base year value, provided that the lowest base year value will be adjusted yearly by 2.6 percent?”
▼ 给大脑残疾人士的住房免税（针对退伍军人）。
（共和党提案，众议会投票 149/3，参议会 49/5）
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/196
Shall the Act be approved which provides an exemption from ad valorem taxes on nonprofit homes for the mentally disabled if they include business corporations in the ownership structure for financing purposes?”
▓ 推翻州宪法修正案特别公投（Fulton郡工业区）
▼ 推翻Fulton郡工业区的州宪法修正案。
这个修正案划分区域的时候，没有把工业区包括进Fulton郡里面，Fulton郡因此无法为了教育经费向工业区里的企业征税。
(民主党提案。众议会投票172/0，参议会48/1）
法案链接：http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/869
Shall the Act be approved which repeals the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton County the Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purposes within the boundaries of an independent school system?”
这个公投主要是为了向Fulton 南部的工业区征税：
▼ 减少自住屋房地产税 （郡政府税收）
给住在Fulton郡的老人，如果年龄超过65岁，在房产估值减去$50,000。
Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are older than 65 years of age?
▼ 减少自住屋房地产税 （学区税收）
为了征税而进行的房产评估，以最低估值为基数，维持每年估值不超过3% （或者不超过通货膨胀）。
Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Fulton County School District property taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the current year assessed value, provided that the lowest base year value will be adjusted yearly by the lesser of 3% or inflation rate?
▓ Johns Creek的特别公投
▼ 为Johnson Creek 市政府征税。
为了征税而进行的房产评估，以最低估值为基数，维持每年估值不超过3% （或者不超过通货膨胀）。
Do you approve a new homestead exemption from the city of Johns Creek property taxes for city purposes in the amount of the current year assessed value, provided that the lowest base year value will be adjusted yearly by the lesser of 3% or inflation rate?
▼ 授权Johns Creek市政府把星期天卖酒时间
从现在的12:30PM提前到11:00AM。
针对Forsyth郡的特别公投
▼ 六年之内征收1%的商业税。
筹集$2.74亿，用来改善道路，公园，警察，图书馆，老人服务等等。
没有Gwinnett 郡的投票信息，哪一位可以提供一下，请留言，谢谢！
