Talk:Taxes on the ballot

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Example measures

• Tax increase
• Tax limitations
• Property taxes
• Tax reform
• Sin tax

2008

• a Mammoth Lakes Sales Tax Measure R
• a Minnesota Sales Tax Increase
• a Pacific Grove Sales Tax Increase Measure U
• a Salem Street Fee Resolution
• a Santa Barbara Measure A
• d Encinitas Beach Sand Replenishment Tax
• d McPherson County Wheel Tax
• Alabama Tax Shift Proposition
• Arkansas Severance Tax Hike
• California Children's Health Insurance and Youth Smoking Initiative
• California College Affordability Act
• California Wealth Tax
• Colorado Carbon Tax Initiative

2006

• d California Proposition 87

2005

• d Oklahoma State Question 723

2004

• a California Proposition 63
• d Utah Clean Water Initiative

2000

• Wicomico County, Maryland Question B

1988

• d South Dakota Mining Tax Measure

1964

• d Oklahoma State Question 421

1960

• d Oklahoma State Question 398

1946

• a Oklahoma State Question 314
• a Oklahoma State Question 315
• a Oklahoma State Question 316

1940

• d Oklahoma State Question 215

1936

• a Oklahoma State Question 225
• a Oklahoma State Question 226

1935

• a Oklahoma State Question 214

1932

• d Oklahoma State Question 168

1920

• d Oklahoma State Question 109

The first widely-known and successful effort to limit tax levels through the use of ballot initiatives was in California in 1978, when Howard Jarvis led the California Proposition 13 (1978) campaign to place a lid on property taxes in that state.

Other tax limitation activists and groups, especially Bill Sizemore in Oregon, Tim Eyman in Washington and Howard Rich of Americans for Limited Government have tried other initiatives, such as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).

2009

• d Maine Tax Relief Initiative

2008

On ballot

• a Florida Amendment One
• a Florida Waterfront Property Assessment Based On Use
• d Florida Local Option Community College Funding
• d North Dakota Income Tax Cut
• d Massachusetts State Income Tax Repeal
• d Mellette County Resolution 1-2008

Not on ballot

• Arizona Property Tax Levy Rollback
• Arizona Property Tax Valuation Rollback
• Arizona Proposition 13
• California Personal Income Tax Abolishment
• Florida 75% Property Tax Exemption
• Florida Cut Property Taxes Now
• Florida's Limit Local Budgets Initiative
• Florida's Local Budget Approval Initiative
• Florida Permission First for Tax Increases Initiative
• Florida Property Tax Cut
• Florida Municipal and County Ad Valorem Tax Cap Amendment
• Florida State's Duty for Children's Education
• Replacing Florida School Property Tax
• Michigan People's Choice Tax Repeal
• Missouri 501(c)(3) charitable contribution tax credit initiative
• Montana Limitation on property tax increases, CI-99
• Nevada Proposition 13

2007

• a Washington Taxpayer Protection Initiative

2004

• d South Dakota No Tax on Food Measure

2002

• a North Dakota Constitutional Measure No. 1 (General)
• d Massachusetts End the Income Tax Initiative

2000

• a South Dakota Amendment to Prohibit Inheritance Taxes
• a Washington Initiative 722

1996

• a Oregon ballot measure 47
• d Oklahoma State Question 669

1992

• a Oklahoma State Question 640

1990

• d South Dakota Limit Property Tax Amendment
• d South Dakota Prohibit Income Tax Amendment
• d Utah End Food Taxes Initiative

1988

• d South Dakota Property Tax Limitation Measure
• d Utah Initiative A
• d Utah Initiative B

1980

• d Utah Initiative A
• d Utah Initiative B

1979

• d Oklahoma State Question 539

1978

• a California Proposition 13

1935

• a Oklahoma State Question 201

1926

• a Oklahoma State Question 141

Property tax reduction initiatives use the citizen-initiative process to limit or reduce property tax burdens.

2008

• a Florida Amendment One
• Arizona Property Tax Levy Rollback
• Arizona Property Tax Valuation Rollback
• Arizona Proposition 13
• Florida 75% Property Tax Exemption
• Florida Cut Property Taxes Now
• Florida Municipal and County Ad Valorem Tax Cap Amendment
• Florida Permission First for Tax Increases Initiative
• Montana Limitation on property tax increases, CI-99

2006

• d South Dakota Property Tax Assessment

2004

• a Indiana Public Question 1
• a New Mexico Property Tax Exemption, Measure 4 (2004)

2002

• a New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 5
• a Oklahoma State Question No. 696
• a Oklahoma State Question No. 697
• a Oklahoma State Question No. 702
• d New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 4

2000

• a South Dakota Agricultural Property Taxes
• d Alaska Ballot Measure 4

1998

• a California Proposition 1
• d South Dakota Agricultural Property Taxes

1997

• a Oregon Ballot Measure 50

1996

• a California Proposition 218

1994

• d South Dakota Property Tax Reform

1990

• d South Dakota Limit Property Tax Amendment

1988

• d South Dakota Property Tax Limitation Measure

1978

• a California Proposition 13

1935

• a Oklahoma State Question 201

Taxation reform initiatives' have been a frequent target of the citizen-initiative process. Legislatively-referred ballot measures and citizen initiatives sometimes also propose tax increases of one kind or another, or revenue-neutral reforms in taxation policy.

2008

• Alabama Tax Shift Proposition
• Missouri Corporate Tax Credits Initiative

2006

• a Georgia Referendum A
• a Georgia Referendum B
• a Georgia Referendum C
• a Georgia Referendum D
• a Georgia Referendum E
• a Georgia Referendum F
• a Utah Property Tax Exemption Amendment

2002

• a Utah Constitutional Amendment 6

2000

• a California Proposition 39
• d California Proposition 26
• d California Proposition 37

1999

• a Maine Question 9

1996

• a California Proposition 218
• a Utah Proposition 1
• a Utah Proposition 2

1931

• d Oklahoma State Question 167

1928

• a Oklahoma State Questions 152

1926

• d Oklahoma State Question 138

1918

• d California Proposition 19

1916

• d California Proposition 5

Revenue-neutral reforms

2006

• d South Dakota Amendment D (2006)

1912

• d California Proposition 8 (1912)

Sin Tax ballot measures' are initiatives brought before the people so they can vote about whether or not additional taxes should be assigned to those activities that society does not generally approve of, such as smoking tobacco or marijuana.

2008

• Arizona Taxation of Decriminalized Marijuana (2008)
• South Dakota Increase Alcohol Tax Initiative

2007

• d Oregon Ballot Measure 50 (2007)

2006

• a California Proposition 86 (2006)
• a South Dakota Increase Taxes on Tobacco

2000

• d California Proposition 28 (2000)