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Pennsylvania Question 2, Surviving Spouses of Veterans Property Tax Exemptions Amendment (1985)
| Pennsylvania Question 2 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1985 | |
| Topic Taxes and Veterans | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 5, 1985. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide a property tax exemption for the primary residence of a surviving spouse of a veteran who as a result of military service was blind, paraplegic, a double or quadruple amputee, or had a 100% permanent disability. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide a property tax exemption for the primary residence of a surviving spouse of a veteran who as a result of military service was blind, paraplegic, a double or quadruple amputee, or had a 100% permanent disability. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,075,121 | 78.71% | ||
| No | 290,795 | 21.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VIII, section 2(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that an unmarried surviving spouse upon the death of a veteran who as a result of military service was blind, paraplegic, a double or quadruple amputee or had a 100% permanent disability be exempt from the payment of all real property taxes upon their residence provided that the State Veteran's Commission determines that such spouse is in need of an exemption? | ” |
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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