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Proposed Initiative Proposition Number One Homeowner's Primary Residence Property Tax Exemption

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Initiated state statuteOn the November 3, 2026 ballot

Wyoming Proposed Initiative Proposition Number One (Homeowner's Primary Residence Property Tax Exemption) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Enacts a property tax exemption for a qualified homeowner's primary residence equal to 50 percent of the dwelling's assessed value. To qualify, the owner must have lived in Wyoming at least one year and occupied the home at least six months of the prior tax year; one exemption per property and per owner, claimed by sworn statement to the county assessor by the fourth Monday in May and confirmed annually, with a penalty for false claims. The Secretary of State's ballot summary estimates a state revenue decrease of about $92.6 million in fiscal year 2028 and $95.9 million in fiscal year 2029, not counting impacts on local governments.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote FOR: enacts the 50 percent primary-residence exemption and its residency, filing and penalty rules.
A NO vote AGAINST: keeps current property tax law without the new homeowner exemption.
Read the certified ballot question

Enacts a property tax exemption for a qualified homeowner's primary residence equal to 50 percent of the dwelling's assessed value. To qualify, the owner must have lived in Wyoming at least one year and occupied the home at least six months of the prior tax year; one exemption per property and per owner, claimed by sworn statement to the county assessor by the fourth Monday in May and confirmed annually, with a penalty for false claims. The Secretary of State's ballot summary estimates a state revenue decrease of about $92.6 million in fiscal year 2028 and $95.9 million in fiscal year 2029, not counting impacts on local governments.

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How it reached the ballot

Proposed Initiative Proposition Number One reached the Wyoming ballot as a initiated state statute.

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