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California Proposition 93, Residency Requirement for the Veterans' Tax Exemption Amendment (1988)
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| Topic Taxes and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 93 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported removing the residency requirement for receiving the veterans' property tax exemption. |
A “no” vote opposed removing the residency requirement for receiving the veterans' property tax exemption. |
Election results
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California Proposition 93 |
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6,273,718 | 70.83% | ||
| No | 2,583,966 | 29.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 93 was as follows:
| “ | Veteran's Property Tax Exemption. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | VETERANS' PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Under existing law, the State Constitution exempts up to $1,000 of the assessed value of real property from the property tax if the owner is an honorably discharged member of the armed forces, or the parent or unmarried spouse of a deceased veteran. This measure deletes the additional requirement that the veteran must have been a California resident upon entry into the armed forces or on November 3, 1964. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: Beginning in 1989-90, this amendment would reduce property tax collections. The revenue loss probably would be less than $50,000 per year. Cities, counties and special districts would bear approximately 60 percent of the loss. The remainder would affect school districts and community college districts. Existing law would require the State General Fund to offset the losses to the schools and the colleges, beginning in 1989-90. | ” |
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.
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