Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, Homestead Exemption Amendment (1938)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Property and Taxes |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing a tax exemption of a person's bona fide home for a value of up to $5,000. |
A "no" vote opposed providing a tax exemption of a person's bona fide home for a value of up to $5,000. |
Election results
|
Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 39,589 | 47.49% | ||
|
|
43,771 | 52.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 104-105 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA BY ADDING THERETO ANOTHER SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 2a, PROVIDING THAT THERE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ALL TAXATION OTHER THAN SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR BENEFITS, TO EVERY HEAD OF A FAMILY WHO IS A RESIDENT AND CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, HIS OR HER REAL PROPERTY USED AS A BONA FIDE HOME, AND THE NECESSARY FURNISHING THEREIN, UP TO THE MARKET VALUE OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND PROVIDING THAT THE TITLE TO SUCH HOME MAY BE IN SUCH HEAD OF A FAMILY OR HIS LAWFUL WIFE RESIDING THEREON OR IN BOTH AND PROVIDING THAT SAID TITLE SHALL INCLUDE BOTH THE LEGAL AND EQUITABLE BENEFICIAL TITLE UNDER BONA FIDE CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE AND THAT THE TERM HEAD OF FAMILY SHALL INCLUDE BOTH MARRIED AND SINGLE PERSONS WHO ACTUALLY RESIDE ON THE PROPERTY; AND THAT SAID TITLE MAY BE HELD BY THE ENTIRETIES OR JOINTLY IN COMMON WITH OTHERS OR AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY AND LIMITING THE VALUATION EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, MARKET VALUE, TO ANY ONE PERSON OR ON ANY ONE PARCEL OF PROPERTY. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 15 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Arizona Phoenix (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
