Utah Proposition 1, Revise the Revenue and Taxation Article Amendment (1982)
Utah Proposition 1 | |
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Topic Property tax exemptions and Public education funding |
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Status |
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Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Utah Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the legislature to:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow the legislature to make a variety of property tax and funding changes. |
Election results
Utah Proposition 1 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
311,816 | 62.54% | |||
No | 186,796 | 37.46% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
“ | Shall Article XIII of the State Constitution be amended to allow the Legislature to exempt up to 45% of the value of residential property from property tax; to allow the Legislature to establish a property tax on local government property which is located outside of the local governments' own boundaries; to exempt property owned by nonprofit organizations used exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes; to allow the Legislature to exempt livestock; to allow local governments to share tax and other revenues; to remove the 75% ceiling upon the amount the state may fund for the public school program; and to make other organizational changes in the Revenue and Taxation Article. | ” |
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.
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