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West Virginia Disabled Veteran Exemption From Property Taxation Amendment (2016)

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West Virginia Disabled Veteran Exemption From Property Taxation Amendment
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Election date
November 8, 2016
Topic
Taxes and Veterans
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
State legislature

A West Virginia Disabled Veteran Exemption From Property Taxation Amendment was not put on the November 8, 2016, ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have exempted veterans who were deemed 100 percent disabled from ad valorem property taxation.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The proposed ballot title was:[1]

“ Disabled Veteran Exemption From Ad Valorem Property Taxation Amendment[2] ”

Ballot summary

The proposed ballot summary was:[1]

“ The purpose of this amendment is to exempt veterans who are one hundred percent disabled from paying ad valorem real property taxes.[2] ”

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the West Virginia Constitution

The amendment needed to be approved by a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature in order to appear on the ballot.

The West Virginia Legislature's 2015 session ended on March 15, 2015, without the bill passing both chambers. Legislators had the opportunity to reintroduce the bill during the 2016 legislative session, which was projected to be in session from January 13, 2016, through March 12, 2016.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 West Virginia Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 25," accessed March 11, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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