Pennsylvania Question 4, Disabled Veteran Tax Exemption Amendment (1961)
| Pennsylvania Question 4 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1961 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on November 7, 1961. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide for a tax exemption for certain disabled veterans. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide for a tax exemption for certain disabled veterans. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,122,261 | 71.23% | ||
| No | 453,280 | 28.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section one of Article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be amended to permit exemption from payment of all real property taxes upon the residence occupied by citizens and residents of Pennsylvania who served in any war or armed conflict in which the United States was engaged, if they were honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service and if, as a result of military service, they are blind, paraplegic or double or quadruple amputees, and if the State Veterans’ Commission determines that such persons are in need of the specified tax 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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