8/1/2012 1:30:00 PM
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Voters in Atlanta and surrounding jurisdictions rejected a one-cent sales tax referendum to pay for transportation projects, the Associated Press reported.
Tuesday’s measure, which would have raised billions for transportation projects over the next decade, was on the ballot in 12 Georgia districts, nine of which rejected it.
With 94% of precincts reporting, the tally was was 63% against to 37% for the tax, AP said.
The tax was supported by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, a Democrat, who said the tax would boost Georgia’s economic future and promised the infrastructure projects would ease traffic congestion.
The measure was opposed by the Georgia Tea Party, AP reported.
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