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New Mexico Increased Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2022)
| New Mexico Increased Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Veterans | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The New Mexico Increased Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment was not on the ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]
The measure would have amended the New Mexico Constitution to increase the property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans and their widow or widower from $4,000 to $10,000 beginning in 2023.[2]
Text of the measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article VIII, New Mexico Constitution
The measure would have amended Section 5 of Article VIII of the New Mexico Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added and struck-through text would have been deleted:[2]
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Head of Family and Veteran Exemptions
A.The legislature shall exempt from taxation the property of each head of the family in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000).
B.The legislature shall also exempt from taxation the property, including the community or joint property of husband and wife married individuals, of every honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States and the widow or widower of every such honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States, in the sum of :three thousand dollars ($3,000) in 2004; three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in 2005; and
- (1) four thousand dollars ($4,000) in 2006 and in each year through 2022; and
- (2) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in 2023 and in each subsequent year.
Provided, that
C.In every case where exemption is claimed on the ground of the claimant's having served with the armed forces of the United States as aforesaid, pursuant to Subsection B of this section, the burden of proving actual and bona fide ownership of such property upon which exemption is claimed, shall be upon the claimant.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Mexico Constitution
In New Mexico, both chambers of the New Mexico State Legislature need to approve a constitutional amendment by a simple majority during one legislative session to refer the amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
This amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 3 (HJR 3) on January 19, 2021. On March 1, 2021, the state House passed HJR 3 in a vote of 64-0 with six absent. The state Senate did not vote on HJR 3 before the legislature adjourned.[1]
| Vote in the New Mexico House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 36  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 64 | 0 | 6 |
| Total percent | 91.43% | 0.00% | 8.57% |
| Democrat | 42 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Mexico State Legislature, "HJR 3," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Legislature, "HJR 3 Text," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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