Utah Amendment 2, Permit the Creation of Homestead Tax Exemptions Measure (1918)

Utah Amendment 2
Election date November 5, 1918
Topic Homestead tax exemptions and Property tax exemptions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Utah Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 5, 1918. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to permit the creation of property tax exemptions for homes valued at less than $250 and personal property valued at less than $100.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to permit the creation of property tax exemptions for homes valued at less than $250 and personal property valued at less than $100.

Election results

Utah Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		38,669	73.59%
No		13,880	26.41%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article 13 of the Constitution of the State of Utah, relating to uniform taxes and exemptions.

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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

1918 Measures

• 1918 Measures
• Homestead tax exemptions on the ballot
• Property tax exemptions on the ballot
• 1918 legislative sessions

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