Stay informed on-air…and online at WJCL Dot COM.// This news comes on the first day of early voting in Georgia. Peach State confirms historic voting numbers…since 2022. WJCL 22 News – Tia Maggio – spoke with advocacy groups…dedicated to supporting causes. /// Behind me is the Savannah Civic Center, one of the polling places for Tuesday’s early voting. Both state leaders and advocates are dedicated to helping voters fulfill their civic duties. Pack: Clip: Raffensperger – Turnout 0;06 “Everything we’ve done over the last six years has been for the voters, and they’ve delivered credible results. We’re Georgia’s 0;16 Voters in the Peach State turned out in record numbers on the first day of early voting. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger counted 234,000 voters Tuesday afternoon. Clip: Raffensperger – Early Voting 0;00 “As of 10:29 a.m. this morning, 71,054 people have already voted early. This is likely to be a new record for the first day of early voting.” 0;13 Vote for the right groups like – The People’s Agenda – Leading efforts to get more people to the polls across the state…’Voting Overload’ clips they cite: NATE1411 15;21;12 “We” had about 300 SCAD students registered this week. ” 15;21;16 Smith said the group is stationed at polling places across 25 different counties in Georgia. Clip: NATE1411 15;19;24 “All you have to do is tell them where the polling place is and make sure they know what they need to do when they go to the polls with all the voter education they need. If you need a ride, you know, help people get a ride,” 15;19;36 TIA TAG: Early voting ends November 1st in Georgia. Report on the Savannah – Tia Maggio – WJCL 22 News. Tia – Thank you
Georgia property tax showdown: Homeowners vs. new buyers?
Georgia is one of eight states where voters will decide on property tax measures on November 5th.
Updated: October 17, 2024 8:58 AM EDT
Video above: Record-breaking start to early voting in Georgia ATLANTA (AP) — For Georgians frustrated by rising property tax bills, lawmakers say they have a solution. – Limits on the amount of tax on the increasing value of housing. Voters in early voting are deciding on a state constitutional amendment that would limit increases in home values for property tax purposes to a wide range of annual inflation rates. Supporters say it will protect current homeowners from increasingly high property taxes, but opponents warn: A cap would unfairly shift the burden onto new homeowners, renters, and other property owners. Georgia is one of eight states where voters will decide on property tax measures on Nov. 5, a sign of how rising taxes are impacting politics across the country. The most important state is North Dakota. If a referendum requires the repeal of current property taxes for any purpose other than repayment of existing debt. Many officials, including traditionally low-tax Republicans, are fighting the bill, saying such major changes could disrupt essential state and local government services. Questions are also being asked in Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico and Wyoming. TRENDING STORIES Hilton Head Island radio host Monty Jett dies National Hurricane Center tracks 2 areas with potential for tropical development Buc-ee’s Eye is Georgia’s new travel center. this is where they want to be
Video above: Record-breaking start to early voting in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) – For Georgians frustrated by rising property taxes, lawmakers say they have a solution: a cap on how much a home can be taxed on its increasing value. .
With early voting underway, voters are set to decide on a state constitutional amendment that would limit increases in home values for property tax purposes to the broader rate of inflation each year.
Supporters say it will protect current homeowners from increasingly high property taxes, but opponents say the cap unfairly imposes a burden on new homeowners, renters and other It warns that the burden will be shifted to property owners.
Georgia will be one of eight states where voters will decide on property tax measures on November 5, illustrating how rising taxes are impacting politics across the country.
The most important is North Dakota, where a referendum calls for the repeal of current property taxes for all purposes except repayment of existing debt. Many officials, including traditionally low-tax Republicans, are fighting the bill, saying such major changes could disrupt essential state and local government services.
Questions are also being asked in Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico and Wyoming.
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