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West Virginia Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment (2014)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The West Virginia Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have increased the homestead tax exemption from $20,000 to $30,000.[1]
The measure's assigned name was Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment.[1]
The proposed amendment was sponsored in the West Virginia Legislature by State Senator David Sypolt (R-14) as Senate Joint Resolution 1.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot summary
The proposed ballot purpose summary read as follows:[1]
| “ | The purpose of this amendment is to increase the homestead exemption from $20,000 to $30,000.[3] | ” |
Support
Supporters
- Sen. David Sypolt (R-14)[2]
- Sen. Evan Jenkins (R-5)
- Sen. Mike Hall (R-4)
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the West Virginia Constitution
According to the West Virginia Constitution, a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature was required to refer the amendment to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 West Virginia Legislature, "SJR 3 Text," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Joint Resolution 3," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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