NOTICE: Freeport Tax Exemption Ballot Question

For Immediate Release
October 27, 2023

NOTICE

Freeport Tax Exemption Ballot Question

(Clayton County, GA) – Early and advanced is underway Oct. 16- Nov. 3, 2023. There are four questions on the Nov. 7, 2023, General/ Special Election ballot that reference Freeport Tax Exemptions. On October 16, 1979, Clayton County approved Level 1 Freeport, which has four categories. Therefore, there are four categories. Therefore, there are four questions on the ballot.

Freeport items include:

Raw materials/goods in process
Finished goods manufactured in Georgia held by the manufacturer
Finished goods of a distributor destined for out-of-state shipment
Finished goods stored in fulfillment center

Currently, the county offers a 100% tax exemption for these items.

On the Nov. 7, 2023, ballot, voters are asked if the eligible Freeport items exemption status should be 80% which would mean the items would be 20% taxable.

For more information on the General/ Special Election for Nov. 7, 2023, or early and advanced voting, access claytonelections.com.

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