Wyoming Indebtedness by Counties, Amendment 7 (1972)

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The Wyoming Indebtedness by Counties, Amendment 7, also known as Amendment No. 7, was on the ballot in Wyoming on November 7, 1972, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated.

Election results

Wyoming Amendment 7 (1972)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		63,315	50.03%
Yes		63,239	49.97%

Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

The proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Wyoming clarifies the language in the constitution and allows the counties to create indebtedness not to exceed two per cent (2%) of the assessed value of the taxable property within such country for all purposes, plus an additional indebtedness of three per cent (3%) of assessed valuation for hospital and medical facilities, whereas the present provisions of the constitution restrict the creation of indebtedness to two per cent (2%) of the assessed value of taxable property within such county and do not allow an additional indebtedness of three per cent (3%) of assessed valuation for hospital and medical facilities.

See also

Suggest a link

• Wyoming 1972 ballot measures
• 1972 ballot measures
• List of Wyoming ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Wyoming

External links

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)