Utah Amendment 1, Permit the Exemption of Property Taxes for the Family of Deceased Veterans Measure (1962)
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| Topic Property tax exemptions and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to grant legislative authority to create a tax exemption for property less than $3,000 for unmarried widows and minor children of people who died in service of the U.S. or the state. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to grant legislative authority to create a tax exemption for property less than $3,000 for unmarried widows and minor children of people who died in service of the U.S. or the state. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment 1 |
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213,669 | 81.18% | ||
| No | 49,520 | 18.82% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 2 of Article XIII of the Constitution of Utah be amended to grant the legislative authority to exempt from taxation tangible property, not to exceed $3000 in value, of unmarried widows and minor orphans of persons who, while serving in the military service of the US or the state of Utah, were killed in action or died as a result of such service? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Utah Constitution
A two-thirds vote in both the legislative chambers is required during one legislative session for the Utah State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Utah House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Utah State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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