Oklahoma State Question 735, Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2008)
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| Topic Taxes and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 735 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a personal property tax exemption for 100% permanently disabled veterans honorably discharged from the military and their surviving spouses |
A "no" vote opposed creating a personal property tax exemption for 100% permanently disabled veterans honorably discharged from the military and their surviving spouses. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 735 |
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1,153,831 | 85.00% | ||
| No | 203,644 | 15.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 735 was as follows:
| “ | This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It adds Section 8D to Article 10. The measure takes effect January 1, 2009. It creates an exemption from personal property tax. The exemption would be for the full amount of taxes due on all household personal property. The exemption would apply to certain injured veterans. It would also apply to those veterans’ surviving spouses. To qualify for the exemption an injured veteran would have to meet certain requirements. First, a branch of the Armed Forces or the Oklahoma National Guard would have to have honorably discharged the veteran from active service. Second, the veteran would have to be an Oklahoma resident. Third, the veteran would have to be the head of the household. Fourth, the veteran would have to be one hundred percent permanently disabled. Fifth, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs would have to certify the disability. Sixth, the disability must have occurred through military action or accident, or resulted from a disease contracted while in active service. The Legislature could pass laws to carry out the exemption. Such laws could not change the amount of the exemption. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oklahoma Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Oklahoma State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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