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Utah Amendment 5, Raise Valuation Limits for Property Tax Exemptions Measure (1936)
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| Topic Homestead tax exemptions and Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 3, 1936. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to permit the legislature to provide exemptions for property taxes for homes valued at $2,000 or less and personal property valued at $300 or less. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution, maintaining that the legislature may provide property taxes exemptions for homes valued at $250 or less and personal property valued at $100 or less. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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60,708 | 52.83% | ||
| No | 54,210 | 47.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Article XIII, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Utah, as Amended at the General Election in 1930 Relating to Taxation of Tangible Property, Ascertainment of Value, Exemptions, and the Annual Tax for the State. | ” |
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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