California Proposition 10, Blinded Veterans Tax Exemption Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Taxes and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to increase the property tax exemption for veterans blinded due to their service to $10,000. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to increase the property tax exemption for veterans blinded due to their service to $10,000 and supported keeping the property tax exemption at $5,000. |
Election results
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California Proposition 10 |
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7,088,300 | 89.42% | ||
| No | 838,366 | 10.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | Blind Veterans Tax Exemption | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Permits Legislature to increase property tax emption from $5,000 to $10,000 for veterans who are blind due to service-connected disabilities. Financial impact: Nominal decrease in local government revenues. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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