Virginia Question 2, Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2010)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Virginia Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 2, 2010. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported creating a real property tax exemption for veterans, or their surviving spouse, if the veteran has a service-related, permanent, and total disability. |
A “no” vote opposeed creating a real property tax exemption for veterans, or their surviving spouse, if the veteran has a service-related, permanent, and total disability. |
Election results
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Virginia Question 2 |
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1,734,109 | 82.41% | ||
| No | 370,244 | 17.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended to require the General Assembly to provide a real property tax exemption for the principal residence of a veteran, or his or her surviving spouse, if the veteran has a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability? | ” |
Constitutional changes
The measure amended Section 6A of Article X, it reads as follows: The amendment will go into effect on January 1, 2011.
| ARTICLE X, TAXATION AND FINANCE
Section 6-A. Property tax exemption for certain veterans. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6, the General Assembly by general law, and within the restrictions and conditions prescribed therein, shall exempt from taxation the real property, including the joint real property of husband and wife, of any veteran who has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency pursuant to federal law to have a one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability, and who occupies the real property as his or her principal place of residence. The General Assembly shall also provide this exemption from taxation for real property owned by the surviving spouse of a veteran who was eligible for the exemption provided in this section, so long as the surviving spouse does not remarry and continues to occupy the real property as his or her principal place of residence. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Virginia Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
External links
- Virginia Department of Elections, "Historical Elections Database"
- Martinsville Bulletin, "Sample ballots for Tuesday's election," October 31, 2010
Footnotes
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