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Louisiana State Ad Valorem Property Tax Amendment (1972)

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The Louisiana State Ad Valorem Property Tax Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Louisiana on November 7, 1972, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. This measure proposed to repeal the state ad valorem property tax, support Louisiana State University from the state general fund rather than from property taxes, pay certain Confederate pensions and protect holders of outstanding bonds secured by state property taxes.[1]

Election results

Louisiana Amendment 1 (1972)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes456,08365.84%
No236,59534.16%

Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

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