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California Proposition 8, Tax Exemption for Pollution Control Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Environment and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to authorize an ad valorem tax exemption for facilities designed to remove, eliminate, reduce or control air, water, or noise pollution and providing money to local government to make up for revenue lost by this tax exemption. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to authorize an ad valorem tax exemption for facilities designed to remove, eliminate, reduce or control air, water, or noise pollution and providing money to local government to make up for revenue lost by this tax exemption. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,074,255 | 27.13% | ||
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5,571,995 | 72.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Tax Exemption for Anti-Pollution Facilities | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Authorizes Legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation facilities which remove, eliminate, reduce or control air, water or noise pollution to or in excess of standards required by state or local requirements and to provide state subventions to local governments for revenues lost by reason of such exemptions. Financial impact: None in absence of implementing legislation. | ” |
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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