Bartow County Homestead Exemption Increase Referendum — Increase county-purpose exemption from $15,000 to $30,000
Bartow County, Georgia
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What does this measure do?
Supports: Cost of Living Reduction
Raises Bartow County's tax break to $30,000 of a home's value used for taxes. Owners living in their homes would owe less county property tax; school and city taxes would not change.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Georgia General Assembly (House Bill 1491, Reps. Mitchell Scoggins and Matthew Gambill)
Reps. Scoggins (District 14) and Gambill (District 15) are both Cartersville Republicans. The bill raises the county homestead tax break for Bartow homeowners.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
A YES vote means
Start the larger tax break in 2027. County tax savings would depend on your home's value and the tax rate.
A NO vote means
Keep the current $15,000 reduction in the home value used to work out county property taxes.
Sources: gov.georgia.gov · georgia.gov
Source: georgia.gov