Louisiana Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans Act, Amendment 1 (2006)

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Louisiana Amendment 1, also known as the Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans Act, was on the November 7, 2006, election ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. This measure proposed that the homestead tax exemption be given to certain military members as well as people designated as permantly disabled.

Election results

Amendment 1, General
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		578,395	68%
No		277,576	32%

Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

To extend the special assessment level to homesteads owned and occupied by any person with a service-connected disability rating of fifty percent or more and by certain members of the armed forces of the United States or members of the Louisiana National Guard killed or missing in action or who were prisoners of war, and to any person designated as permanently totally disabled, subject to other conditions and requirements provided under the present constitution, and to require annual certification of eligibility by persons under sixty-five years of age who have qualified and received the special assessment level. (Amends Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(i) and (iii) and (2)(a); adds Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(iv))

See also

• Louisiana 2006 ballot measures
• List of Louisiana ballot measures
• 2006 ballot measures
• Louisiana State Senate
• Louisiana House of Representatives

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Election results

• 2006 Louisiana Ballot Measure Election Results
• 2006 Louisiana Ballot Measure Details