Montana CI-8, Returning Property Tax Amendment (1978)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Montana CI-8 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Montana on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring each county assessor to appraise, assess, and equalize the valuation of all taxable property within the county under the direction of a seven-member state-county equalization commission. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring each county assessor to appraise, assess, and equalize the valuation of all taxable property within the county under the direction of a seven-member state-county equalization commission. |
Election results
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Montana CI-8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 117,760 | 46.69% | ||
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134,462 | 53.31% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for CI-8 was as follows:
| “ | For assigning a portion of property tax assessment to the counties and establishing a seven-member State-County Equalization Commission Against assigning a portion of property tax assessment to the counties and establishing a seven-member State-County Equalization Commission | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends the state constitution. Proponents collected signatures to put the initiative on the ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
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