Utah Proposition 2, Revise the Revenue and Taxation Article Amendment (1980)

Utah Proposition 2
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Property tax exemptions and Public education funding
Status Defeated
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, 1980. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to allow the legislature to: make a property tax exemption for land owned by nonprofit organizations used for exclusively religious, educational, hospital, employee representation, welfare, or charitable purposes; exempt all livestock from property tax; exempt up to 45% of residential property value from property tax; determine what the property tax exemption level for disabled veterans will be;  permit the state to fund more than 75% of the state school program, among other changes.

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 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		270,069	49.04%
No		280,667	50.96%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:

“

Shall Article XIII of the State Constitution be amended to allow the legislature to exempt primary residences and personal property from property tax; to allow the legislature to reimburse local governments for any reduction in revenue caused by exemptions of primary residences or personal property; to allow the legislature to establish a property tax on municipal property located outside of the municipality’s own boundaries; to exempt property owned by nonprofit organizations used for religious, charitable, hospital, educational, employee representation or welfare purposes; 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 other organizational changes in the revenue and taxation article.

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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

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• Property tax exemptions on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

Utah

• Utah ballot measures
• Utah ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
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External links

• Utah Voter Guide (1980)