Utah Amendment 2, Create Property Tax Exemption for the Family of Deceased Veterans Measure (1960)
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| Topic Property tax exemptions and Veterans policy |
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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 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to grant a property tax exemption to widows and children of deceased veterans. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to grant a property tax exemption to widows and children of deceased veterans. |
Election results
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Utah Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 121,465 | 41.58% | ||
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170,670 | 58.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 2 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Utah be amended, granting tax exemption to tangible property, not to exceed $3,000 of unmarried widows and orphans of persons killed in action while serving in the military service of the United States or of the State of Utah, and excluding from taxation tangible property exempt under the laws of Utah. | ” |
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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