Utah Amendment 2, Exempt Mortgages from Property Taxes Measure (1906)
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| Topic Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 6, 1906. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to exempt mortgages on real personal property from property taxes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to exempt mortgages on real personal property from property taxes. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment 2 |
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19,713 | 74.20% | ||
| No | 6,853 | 25.80% | ||
In all but four counties, Amendment 2 was placed on the ballot as a single measure that would amend two sections of the constitution: Section 3 of Article XIII and Section 12 of Article XIII. In Beaver, Kane, Millard, and Wasatch counties, Amendment 2 was broken into two separate ballot measures. As such, the election results included here are of the final certified count for Amendment 2, including the counts to amend Section 3 of Article XIII from the four counties mentioned above. A complete breakdown of the election results in each county in the state can be found here.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | For the amendment to Section 3, Article 13, of the constitution. Against the amendment to Section 3, Article 13, of the constitution. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Utah Constitution
A two-thirds majority vote in both the legislative chambers vote 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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