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1 1 Section 1. Article VII of the Constitution of the State of
1 2 Iowa is amended by adding the following new section:
1 3 REFERENDUM ON TAXES. Sec. 9. The people reserve to
1 4 themselves the power to affirm or reject at the polls any Act
1 5 or a portion of any Act of the General Assembly which raises
1 6 the tax rates imposed on the income of individuals or sales or
1 7 use tax rates.
1 8 A referendum to affirm or reject an Act or portion of an
1 9 Act which raises the tax rates imposed on the income of
1 10 individuals or sales or use tax rates shall be held not later
1 11 than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session of
1 12 the General Assembly that passed the Act on which a referendum
1 13 is required. An Act or portion of an Act which raises the tax
1 14 rates imposed on the income of individuals or sales or use tax
1 15 rates shall not become effective until the question is decided
1 16 by the voters at the polls.
1 17 An Act or portion of an Act which raises the tax rates
1 18 imposed on the income of individuals or sales or use tax rates
1 19 is deemed rejected if a majority of the votes cast are in
1 20 favor of rejecting the Act. An Act or portion of an Act
1 21 rejected is repealed immediately upon certification of the
1 22 referendum results by the Secretary of State.
1 23 The General Assembly may provide by law for procedures to
1 24 implement this section.
1 25 Sec. 2. The foregoing proposed amendment to the
1 26 Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the General
1 27 Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for members
1 28 of the General Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed
1 29 to cause the same to be published for three consecutive months
1 30 before the date of that election as provided by law.
1 31 EXPLANATION
1 32 This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the
1 33 Constitution of the State of Iowa granting the people the
1 34 power to affirm or reject certain Acts passed by the general
1 35 assembly.
2 1 Any Act, or portion of an Act, passed by the general
2 2 assembly which raises the tax rates imposed on the income of
2 3 individuals or sales or use tax rates may be accepted or
2 4 rejected. Referenda on these measures are to be held within
2 5 90 days of the final adjournment of the general assembly that
2 6 passed the Act. The Act does not take effect until it is
2 7 affirmed by the voters.
2 8 The general assembly may provide by law for the
2 9 implementation of this amendment to the Constitution.
2 10 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
2 11 general assembly for consideration.
2 12 LSB 3155XS 76
2 13 sc/cf/24
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