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Tennessee Tax Relief, Amendment 1 (1982)
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The Tennessee Tax Relief, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Tennessee on November 2, 1982, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article II, Section 28. The amendment proposed that the section read as follows: the legislature shall provide, in such a manner as it deems appropriate, tax relief to elderly low-income taxpayers through payments by state to reimburse all or part of the taxes paid by such persons on owner-occupied residential property, but such reimbursement shall not be an obligation imposed, directly or indirectly upon counties, cities, or towns.[1]
Election results
| Tennessee Amendment 1 (1982) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 696,978 | 86.11% | ||
| No | 112,451 | 13.89% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Tennessee, 1968-1990
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