Pennsylvania Question 1, Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans Amendment (1977)
| Pennsylvania Question 1 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1977 | |
| Topic Taxes and Veterans | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 8, 1977. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported extending property tax exemptions already given to certain disabled veterans to all residents of Pennsylvania who served the United States in any war or armed conflict and who have a related 100% disability according to the U.S. Veterans Administration. |
A "no" vote opposed extending property tax exemptions already given to certain disabled veterans to all residents of Pennsylvania who served the United States in any war or armed conflict and who have a related 100% disability according to the U.S. Veterans Administration. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,189,626 | 76.76% | ||
| No | 360,211 | 23.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VIII, section 2(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that the exemption from certain real property taxes already applied to certain disabled veterans be extended to all those citizens and residents of Pennsylvania who have served the United States in any war or armed conflict and who have been declared to have one hundred percent connected disability by the U.S. Veterans Administration? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Pennsylvania, the General Assembly must pass a constitutional amendment by a simple majority vote during two successive legislative sessions to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration. The legislature can also pass a measure by a two-thirds vote during one legislative session if a “major emergency threatens or is about to threaten the Commonwealth.”
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