California Proposition 22, Veterans Property Tax Exemption Amendment (October 1911)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on October 10, 1911. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for a $1,000 property tax exemption for military veterans who were honorably discharged, a deceased veteran's surviving spouse, or a deceased veteran's pensioned parents, except when the person owns property valued at $5,000 or more. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for a $1,000 property tax exemption for military veterans who were honorably discharged, a deceased veteran's surviving spouse, or a deceased veteran's pensioned parents, except when the person owns property valued at $5,000 or more. |
Election results
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California Proposition 22 |
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106,554 | 52.37% | ||
| No | 96,891 | 47.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 22 was as follows:
| “ | Property Tax Exemptions for Military Service. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 48. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the constitution of the state, by adding a new section thereto, relating to the exemption of property from taxation, to be knows as section one and one quarter of article thirteen of the constitution of the State of California. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: California Constitution
The ballot measure added the following underlined language to the California Constitution:[1]
Section 1 ¼. The property to the amount of one thousand dollars of every resident of this state who has served in the army, navy, marine corps, or revenue marine service of the United States in time of war, and received an honorable discharge therefrom; or lacking such amount of property in his own name, so much of the property of the wife of any such person as shall be necessary to equal said amount; and property to the amount of one thousand dollars of the widow resident in this state, or if there be no such widow, of the widowed mother resident in this state, of every person who has so served and has died either during his term of service or after receiving honorable discharge from said service; and the property to the amount of one thousand dollars of pensioned widows, fathers, and mothers, resident in this state, of soldiers. sailors, and marines who served in the army, navy or marine corps, or revenue marine service of the United States, shall be exempt from taxation; provided that this exemption shall not apply to any person named herein owning property of the value of five thousand dollars or more, or where the wife of such soldier or sailor owns property of the value of five thousand dollars or more. No exemption shall be made under the provisions of this act of the property of a person who is not a legal resident of the state. [2]
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
- ↑ State of California Executive Office, "Election Proclamation 1911," September 7, 1911
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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