State property tax proposal
Igor Etter
or not could be argued, but unless the wording is changed to ASSESSING the
tax from TAXING my home, I could not vote for it.
Here are some fragments of the e-mails I've received and my responses:
Interesting. I will be voting against this.
Thanks,
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Someone had sent this to me earlier.
I then posted a comment on this propsed law on the internet. Someone
responded claiming that the purpose is to prevent the tax being paid based
on the property's commercial value. If that is the intent, the proposal
should be re-worded to state that the property will be ASSESSED (not taxed)
at its residential value.
There is NO difference in the tax rate for property as far as I know, only
the appraised values and certain exemptions affect the ad valorem tax.
Years ago there was a 42� per $ 100 state ad valorem tax which was
eliminated by the legislature. This proposal might be a way to sneak it
back in through the back door.
Igor
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Subject: FW: Texans-We Need to Vote on Nov. 3rd...
Please pay attention to these propositions before voting on Nov. 3 - refer
to the link at the bottom.
We Need to Vote on Nov. 3rd
Vote NO on State Property Tax.
Please pass onto your home owner friends......
On November 3rd, there will be Propositions 1, 2, and 3
allowing the State of Texas to start taxing Residential Homeowners. So if
you own a home, and these laws are passed, you will be taxed by the State.
I received a flyer from the Secretary of State, Hope Andrade,
listing the Propositions that are up for election in November. I called to
question them before sending this message out to my homeowner friends.
PLEASE VOTE "NO" to Prop. 2 and 3 (HJR 36) unless you want to
pay taxes to the State also for owning a home.
Proposition 2: The proposed amendment would appear on the
ballot as follows: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
legislature to provide for the ad valor em taxation of a residence homestead
solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead".
Proposition 3: The proposed amendment would appear on the
ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment providing the uniform
standards and procedures for the appraisal of property for ad valor em tax
purposes".
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/2009novballotexp.shtml
Thank you.