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Utah Amendment B, Create a Property Tax Exemption for Military Personnel Measure (2012)

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Utah Amendment B

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Election date

November 6, 2012

Topic
Property tax exemptions and Veterans policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Utah Amendment B was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 6, 2012. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to permit the legislature to create a property tax exemption for the owned, primary residence of military personnel or their spouses if they serve in federal active duty for either 200 days in a calendar year or 200 days consecutively. 

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to permit the legislature to create a property tax exemption for the owned, primary residence of military personnel or their spouses if they serve in federal active duty for either 200 days in a calendar year or 200 days consecutively. 


Election results

Utah Amendment B

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

648,036 67.88%
No 306,578 32.12%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment B was as follows:

“

Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to allow real property to be exempt from property tax if:

  • the real property is owned by a person in the military, or the person's spouse, or both;
  • the real property is the military person's primary residence; and
  • the military person serves in federal active duty out of state for at least 200 days in a calendar year or 200 consecutive days?
”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Utah Constitution

A two-thirds majority vote in both the legislative chambers vote is required during one legislative session for the Utah State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Utah House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Utah State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

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