North Carolina Property Tax Exemption Amendment (August 1873)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Property Tax Exemption Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on August 7, 1873. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported applying the state's $300 property tax exemption to all types of property. |
A "no" vote opposed applying the state's $300 property tax exemption to all types of property. |
Election results
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North Carolina Property Tax Exemption Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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63,292 | 63.66% | ||
| No | 36,123 | 36.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Property Tax Exemption Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For amendment. Against amendment. | ” |
Path to the ballot
From 1836 to 1876, constitutional amendments in North Carolina had to go through multiple approval stages: first, they required a three-fifths vote in one legislative session of the General Assembly; then, following an election for legislators, they needed a two-thirds vote in the next session.
See also
Footnotes
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