Kentucky Senior Residence Tax Exemption Referendum (1975)
The Kentucky Senior Residence Tax Exemption Referendum, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 4, 1975, ballot in Kentucky as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure extended the homestead exemption to residences other than single-family dwellings, meaning more properties owned or occupied by persons aged 65 or older could be exempted.[1]
Election results
| Kentucky Amendment 2 (1975) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 235,596 | 61.07% | ||
| No | 150,163 | 38.93% | ||
Election results via: Kentucky State Board of Elections, 1975 Primary and General Election Results
Text of measure
- See also: Kentucky Constitution, Section 170
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
| “ | Amendment 2
Shall Section 170 of the Constitution be amended to include as property exempt from taxation, real property maintained as the permanent residence of the owner, who is sixty-five years of age or older, up to the assessed valuation of sixty- five hundred dollars on said residence and contiguous real property, except for the assessment of special benefits. The real property may be held by legal or equitable title, by entirities, jointly, in common, as a condominium, or indirectly by stock ownership or membership representing the owner's or member's proprietary interest in a corporation owning a fee or leasehold initially in excess of ninety-eight years. The exemption shall apply only to the value of the real property assessable to the owner or, in case of ownership through stock or membership in a corporation, the value of the proportion which his interest in the corporation bears to the assessed value of the property? [3] |
” |
See also
- Kentucky 1975 ballot measures
- 1975 ballot measures
- List of Kentucky ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Kentucky
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Legislative Research Commission, "The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "1975 Primary and General Election Results," accessed March 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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