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Arizona Constitutional Property Tax Exemptions Amendment (2020)
| Arizona Constitutional Property Tax Exemptions Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Taxes and Constitutional language | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona Constitutional Property Tax Exemptions Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
The ballot measure would have consolidated the Arizona Constitution's provisions that address property tax exemption into a single section. The ballot measure would have also removed some exemptions from the constitution and instead authorized the state legislature to provide for the exemptions by law.[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 9, Arizona Constitution
The ballot measure would have amended Sections 2, 2.1, 2.2., and 2.3 of Article 9 of the Arizona Constitution. The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Arizona Constitution
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
In Arizona, a simple majority vote is needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1043
The ballot measure was introduced into the Arizona State Legislature as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1043 (SCR 1043) during the 2020 legislative session. On February 20, 2020, the Arizona State Senate passed SCR 1043 with 25 senators supporting the amendment and five senators not voting.[2]
| Vote in the Arizona State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 16  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| Total percent | 83.33% | 0.00% | 16.67% |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 16 | 0 | 1 |
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