Here’s what a political expert told me.
Early voting starts today. Please vote the whole ballot and vote “NO” to all 3 questions. The first 2 were put in place to give the state legislature more control over the cities and to create a state tax court that the Republicans would control.
Question 3- Bill 808- At first glance it seems great to raise the exemption from $6,500 to $20,000 but the deeper implications were explained in greater detail. It doesn’t just refer to property taxes it says all tangible “PERSONAL” property. This will benefit those in wealthier counties by allowing tax right-offs that most folks in our community will not be able to take advantage of at all. Here’s the kicker on this bill … the tax revenue lost could reach $250 million a year which will negatively affect funding for our area schools. It could also mean local counties might need to initiate a local option sales tax to make up the lost revenue. VOTE NO ON RESOLUTION 808

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As early voting gets underway this Tuesday October 15th it is important to
know about 3 resolutions that will be on the ballot. When checking my Voter
Registration to see that I hadn’t been unlawfully purged, I printed out my
sample ballot and saw House resolutions 1022, 598 and 808. Needless to say
as usual all three were brief, but written in legal ease meant to befuddle
& confuse voters. They sound great on the surface, but after further
investigation and explanation that is not the case. I just attended a FDC
meeting where Representative Jackson explained all three and why they will
have a negative impact on our community. As he pointed out, it’s always
good to know who wrote a bill and where they live to help determine who
will actually benefit from said Bill. I will be voting NO as recommended on
all three resolutions.

1. House Bill 1022 - this effectively makes a statewide exemption that puts
   home values across all counties equal, taking the power away from the local
   municipality to determine home values and the mileage rate. This means that
   areas like like Alpharetta, (Which is where the author of this new Bill
   lives) will see their taxes go down while ours will go up!! VOTE NO ON
   HOUSE RESOLUTION 1022

2. House Resolution 598- If passed, this Bill will fold the Georgia Tax
   Court under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court. Here’s the kicker… this
   new court would no longer be elected by the people but instead, the
   governor would appoint the Chief Justice over the court who would then have
   the power to appoint the remaining members, taking away any power that we
   have with our votes. Again, here’s the kicker… unlike currently under the
   separate Georgia Tax Court where if you want to appeal your taxes you can
   represent yourself in court without any fees, under this new Bill you can
   no longer represent yourself. You will be required to obtain an attorney
   and be responsible for all legal fees and court costs. VOTE NO ON
   RESOLUTION 598

3. House Resolution 808- At first glance it seems great to raise the
   exemption from $6,500 to $20,000 but the deeper implications were explained
   in the meeting. It doesn’t just refer to property taxes it says  all
   tangible “PERSONAL” property.  Once again this will benefit those in
   wealthier counties by allowing tax right-offs that most folks in our
   community will not be able to take advantage of at all. Here’s the kicker
   on this bill … the tax revenue  lost could reach $250 million a year which
   will negatively affect funding for our area schools. It could also mean
   local counties might need to initiate a local option sales tax to make up
   the lost revenue. VOTE NO ON RESOLUTION 808

On Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 10:57 AM Yunice Patrick yjpatrick@bellsouth.net
wrote:

Good morning.
Received this info fr As early voting gets underway this Tuesday October
15th it is important to know about 3 resolutions that will be on the
ballot. When checking my Voter Registration to see that I hadn’t been
unlawfully purged, I printed out my sample ballot and saw House resolutions
1022, 598 and 808. Needless to say as usual all three were brief, but
written in legal ease meant to befuddle & confuse voters. They sound great
on the surface, but after further investigation and explanation that is not
the case. I just attended a FDC meeting where Representative Jackson
explained all three and why they will have a negative impact on our
community. As he pointed out, it’s always good to know who wrote a bill and
where they live to help determine who will actually benefit from said Bill.
I will be voting NO as recommended on all three resolutions. 1. House Bill
1022 - this effectively makes a statewide exemption that puts home values
across all counties equal, taking the power away from the local
municipality to determine home values and the mileage rate. This means that
areas like like Alpharetta, (Which is where the author of this new Bill
lives) will see their taxes go down while ours will go up!! VOTE NO ON
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1022 2. House Resolution 598- If passed, this Bill will
fold the Georgia Tax Court under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court.
Here’s the kicker… this new court would no longer be elected by the people
but instead, the governor would appoint the Chief Justice over the court
who would then have the power to appoint the remaining members, taking away
any power that we have with our votes. Again, here’s the kicker… unlike
currently under the separate Georgia Tax Court where if you want to appeal
your taxes you can represent yourself in court without any fees, under this
new Bill you can no longer represent yourself. You will be required to
obtain an attorney and be responsible for all legal fees and court costs.
VOTE NO ON RESOLUTION 598 3. House Resolution 808- At first glance it seems
great to raise the exemption from $6,500 to $20,000 but the deeper
implications were explained in the meeting. It doesn’t just refer to
property taxes it says all tangible “PERSONAL” property. Once again this
will benefit those in wealthier counties by allowing tax right-offs that
most folks in our community will not be able to take advantage of at all.
Here’s the kicker on this bill … the tax revenue lost could reach $250
million a year which will negatively affect funding for our area schools.
It could also mean local counties might need to initiate a local option
sales tax to make up the lost revenue. VOTE NO ON RESOLUTION 696 Historic
data shows that the majority of people know nothing about these Bills until
they are at the polls standing there them so the tendency is to just vote
yes. This is how some very dangerous and costly Bills are passed. Hopefully
this serves as a reminder for people to go online to print and read your
sample ballot ahead of every election. If you don’t, we risk passing
passing bills that hurt us economically and socially in all kinds of ways.

On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 10:57 AM Yunice Patrick yjpatrick@bellsouth.net
wrote: