THE question put to voters across Geor gia in the July 31st statewide primary was simple: should a temporary 1% sales tax be imposed to fund big transport projects? Each of Georgia's 12 regions released a list of projects last October. Three-quarters of the money raised would finance these projects, while the remaining quarter would be kicked down to counties to spend on whatever transport projects they wished. Money raised in each region would be spent there.
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