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Louisiana Property Tax Exemption for Veterans' Spouses, Amendment 4 (2012)
| Property Tax Exemption for Veterans' Spouses Amendment | |
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| Type | Constitutional amendment |
| Origin | Louisiana State Legislature |
| Topic | Taxes |
| Status |  |
The Louisiana Property Tax Exemption for Veterans' Spouses Amendment, also known as Constitutional Amendment 4, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot in Louisiana, where it was approved.
The measure provided property tax exemptions to certain veterans' spouses. The measure was sent to the ballot during the 2012 state legislative session as SB 337.
Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
| Louisiana Amendment 4 (2012) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,264,847 | 73.51% | ||
| No | 455,780 | 26.49% | ||
Official results via the Louisiana Secretary of State's website.
Text of measure
The official ballot text read as follows:[1]
| “ | Do you support an amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation, in addition to the homestead exemption, the next seventy-five thousand dollars of value of property owned and occupied by the spouse of a deceased veteran with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent who passed away prior to the enactment of the exemption?[2] | ” |
Support
No formal support was identified.
Opposition
No formal opposition was identified.
Media editorial positions
Opposition
- The Advocate said, "We are deeply grateful for the service and sacrifices of Louisiana’s veterans, and we have always vigorously supported a strong network of programs for veterans’ assistance. However, we believe that the use of property tax law is not the best way to assist veterans or their families. We fear that using property tax exemptions in this way will lead to arguments for similar exemptions for other interest groups, needlessly expanding what could already be the most generous homestead exemption in the country. We urge voters to reject this well-meaning amendment."[3]
Path to the ballot
The legislatively referred constitutional amendment required a two-thirds vote from members of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature to be placed on the statewide ballot.
See also
External links
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2012 Proposed Constitutional Amendments," accessed August 17, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Advocate, "Our Views: Our position on amendments 3, 4 & 5," November 2, 2012
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