Georgia Code
Article 2 - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Marta)
§ 32-9-14. Procedures, Conditions, and Limitations for Levy of Additional Retail Sales and Use Tax by City of Atlanta for Marta Services

Click to view
The question shall be published as a part of the aforesaid notice of election. Each such election shall be governed, held, and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law from time to time governing the holding of special elections. After the returns of such an election have been received, and the same have been canvassed and computed, the result shall be certified to the governing body of the city, in addition to any other person designated by law to receive the same, and such governing body shall officially declare the result thereof. Each election called by the governing body of the city under the provisions of this Code section shall be governed by and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law governing the holding of elections by the city. The expense of any such election shall be paid by the city.
“( ) YES Shall an additional sales tax of ( percent be collected in the City of insert percentage) ( ) NO Atlanta for the purpose of significantly expanding and enhancing MARTA transit service in Atlanta?”
History. Code 1981, § 32-9-13 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 105, § 1-1/SB 369; Code 1981, § 32-9-14 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2018, p. 377, § 3-1/HB 930; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 32/SB 52.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 3, 2018, redesignated former subsections (b) through (g) of former Code Section 32-9-13 as subsections (a) through (f) of present Code Section 32-9-14, respectively; in subsection (a), substituted “0.50” for “.50” twice, substituted “Code section” for “part” twice, substituted “0.05” for “.05” in the fifth sentence, and substituted “MARTA Act” for “ ‘Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965,’ approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended” at the end of the last sentence; and substituted “subsection (b)” for “subsection (c)” near the end of the first sentence of present subsection (d). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “(insert percentage)” for “( insert percentage )” in the ballot question in subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
Former Code Section 32-9-13, pertaining to suspension of restrictions on use of annual proceeds from local sales and use taxes by public transit authorities, was repealed by Ga. L. 2014, p. 649, § 1/HB 265, effective June 1, 2014. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 2010, p. 778, § 3/HB 277.

Structure Georgia Code