California Proposition 160, Property Tax Exemption for Spouses of Veterans Killed in Combat Amendment (1992)
| California Proposition 160 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1992 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 160 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1992. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the California State Legislature to expand the state's disabled veterans' property tax exemption to include the homes of unmarried surviving spouses of persons who died while on active military duty as a result of a service-related injury or disease. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the California State Legislature to expand the state's disabled veterans' property tax exemption to include the homes of unmarried surviving spouses of persons who died while on active military duty as a result of a service-related injury or disease. |
Proposition 160 permitted the California State Legislature to expand the state's disabled veterans' property tax exemption to include the homes of unmarried surviving spouses of persons who died while on active military duty as a result of a service-related injury or disease.
Election results
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California Proposition 160 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,288,765 | 52.99% | ||
| No | 4,692,732 | 47.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 160 was as follows:
| “ | PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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Amends Constitution to permit Legislature to exempt from property taxation the home of a person or a person's spouse (including unmarried surviving spouse) who has died while on active duty in the military service as a result of service-connected injury or disease. Exemption may not be authorized by Legislature if the home is receiving another real property exemption. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 160 on the ballot in Assembly Constitutional Amendment 40 (Statutes of 1992, Resolution Chapter 49).
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Footnotes
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