Utah Proposition 2, Allow Property Tax Exemption for Farm Equipment Amendment (1986)

Utah Proposition 2
Election date November 4, 1986
Topic Agriculture policy and Property tax exemptions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Utah Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Utah on November 4, 1986. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow farm equipment to be exempt from property taxes.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to allow farm equipment to be exempt from property taxes.

Election results

Utah Proposition 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		251,201	60.53%
No		163,806	39.47%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:

“

Shall Article XIII, Section 2 be amended to allow farm equipment and farm machinery as defined by the Legislature to be exempt from property tax; and to provide for implementation of the exemption over a period of time as provided by the Legislature?

”

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

1986 Measures

• 1986 Measures
• Agriculture policy on the ballot
• Property tax exemptions on the ballot
• 1986 legislative sessions

Utah

• Utah ballot measures
• Utah ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Utah Voter Guide (1986)