City of Fayetteville Homestead Ad Valorem Exemption (House Bill 1581, Act 685) (Fayette County)

What it does

Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in a floating proportional amount based upon the amount of property taxes collected in a particular tax year that exceed the value of property taxes collected in tax year 2025?

A YES vote means

Homeowners would get a homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville property taxes for city purposes, in a floating amount based on how much the property taxes collected in a year exceed those collected in tax year 2025.

A NO vote means

This floating homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville property taxes would not be created.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

House Bill 1581 is a local act sponsored by Representatives Bonner, Mathiak, Jackson and Bazemore. It appears on the Governor's list of 2026 signed legislation.

The act sets 2025 as the base year. If the amount by which a later year's City of Fayetteville municipal property tax collections exceed base-year collections "exceeds 100 percent" of base-year collections, the act says the collections above that amount are set aside to pay for the next year's exemption.

Under the act, the Fayetteville city governing authority decides the exemption's dollar value each year, applied equally to all qualifying homesteads. It may not exceed the set-aside funds, any unused funds go to the general fund, and the exemption is zero dollars in any year the threshold is not met.

The act says the exemption begins January 1, 2027 if voters approve.

Put on the ballot by Georgia General Assembly, HB 1581 (local act, 2026 session), signed by the Governor.

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Fayetteville Homestead Ad Valorem Exemption (House Bill 1581, Act 685) mean?

Homeowners would get a homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville property taxes for city purposes, in a floating amount based on how much the property taxes collected in a year exceed those collected in tax year 2025.

What does a NO vote on City of Fayetteville Homestead Ad Valorem Exemption (House Bill 1581, Act 685) mean?

This floating homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville property taxes would not be created.

How many votes does City of Fayetteville Homestead Ad Valorem Exemption (House Bill 1581, Act 685) need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Fayetteville Homestead Ad Valorem Exemption (House Bill 1581, Act 685)?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.