Proposed Amendment to the Constitution by the Legislature Relating to Property Tax Exemptions

OFFICIAL TITLE
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; repealing Article IX, Sections 2, 2.1, 2.2 And 2.3, Constitution of Arizona; amending Article IX, Constitution of Arizona, by adding a new Section 2; Relating to Property Tax Exemptions.

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The constitutional amendment would consolidate four sections of the constitution regarding property tax exemptions into a single section; remove the constitutional determinations of the amounts of certain property tax exemptions; and allow property tax exemptions for resident veterans with disabilities, widows, and widowers regardless of when they became Arizona residents.

A “YES” vote shall have the effect of amending the constitution to consolidate property tax exemptions into a single section; removing the constitutional determinations as to the amounts of certain property tax exemptions, leaving the legislature to prescribe by law the qualifications for and amounts of property tax exemptions it creates; allowing property tax exemptions for resident veterans with disabilities, widows, and widowers regardless of when they became Arizona residents; and establishing that a person is not eligible for property tax exemption under more than one category as a widow, widower, person with a disability, or veteran with a disability.

A “NO” vote shall have the effect of retaining existing law on prop

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Proposed Amendment to the Constitution by the Legislature Relating to Property Tax Exemptions

OFFICIAL TITLE
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; repealing Article IX, Sections 2, 2.1, 2.2 And 2.3, Constitution of Arizona; amending Article IX, Constitution of Arizona, by adding a new Section 2; Relating to Property Tax Exemptions.

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The constitutional amendment would consolidate four sections of the constitution regarding property tax exemptions into a single section; remove the constitutional determinations of the amounts of certain property tax exemptions; and allow property tax exemptions for resident veterans with disabilities, widows, and widowers regardless of when they became Arizona residents.

A “YES” vote shall have the effect of amending the constitution to consolidate property tax exemptions into a single section; removing the constitutional determinations as to the amounts of certain property tax exemptions, leaving the legislature to prescribe by law the qualifications for and amounts of property tax exemptions it creates; allowing property tax exemptions for resident veterans with disabilities, widows, and widowers regardless of when they became Arizona residents; and establishing that a person is not eligible for property tax exemption under more than one category as a widow, widower, person with a disability, or veteran with a disability.

A “NO” vote shall have the effect of retaining existing law on property tax exemptions.

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