Utah Amendment 3, Permit the Legislature to Create a Home Furniture Property Tax Exemption Measure (1958)

Utah Amendment 3
Election date November 4, 1958
Topic Property tax exemptions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Utah Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 4, 1958. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the legislature to create a property tax exemption for home furniture.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow the legislature to create a property tax exemption for home furniture.

Election results

Utah Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		168,365	72.98%
No		62,323	27.02%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

Shall Section 2 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah be amended to grant to the legislature authority to provide for the exemption from taxation of all household furnishings, furniture, and equipment used exclusively by the owner at his place of abode in maintaining a home for himself and family.

”

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

1958 Measures

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• 1958 legislative sessions

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