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Utah Raise Property Taxes to Fund Construction of Capitol Building Measure (June 1909)
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| Topic Property taxes and Revenue allocation |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Utah Raise Property Taxes to Fund Construction of Capitol Building Measure was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Utah on June 8, 1909. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the property tax rate for a period of 15 years to support the funding and construction of a new state capitol building. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the property tax rate for a period of 15 years to support the funding and construction of a new state capitol building. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 4,970 | 31.17% | ||
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10,976 | 68.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Raise Property Taxes to Fund Construction of Capitol Building Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the tax rate in the State of Utah be increased one mill on each dollar of valuation on all taxable property within the State, over and above the rate fixed or limited for all other purposes, for a period of fifteen years from and including the year 1909, the said one mill on each dollar being for the purpose of constructing and furnishing a State Capitol? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Utah State Legislature to place an advisory question on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 38 votes in the Utah House of Representatives and 15 votes in the Utah State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Advisory questions require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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