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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 passed by the General Assembly and
1 6 approved by the Governor that raises tax rates imposed on the
1 7 income of individuals or sales or use tax rates.
1 8 A referendum to affirm or reject an Act or portion of an
1 9 Act that raises tax rates imposed on the income of individuals
1 10 or sales or use tax rates shall be held not later than ninety
1 11 days after the final adjournment of the session of the General
1 12 Assembly that passed the Act or portion of an Act on which a
1 13 referendum is required. An Act or portion of an Act that
1 14 raises tax rates imposed on the income of individuals or sales
1 15 or use tax rates shall not become effective until the question
1 16 is decided by the voters at the polls.
1 17 An Act or portion of an Act that raises tax rates imposed
1 18 on the income of individuals or sales or use tax rates is
1 19 deemed rejected if fifty percent or more of the votes cast are
1 20 in 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1 21 rejected is repealed immediately upon certification of the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 and approved by the governor, that raises tax rates
2 3 imposed on the income of individuals or sales or use tax rates
2 4 may be affirmed or rejected. Referenda on these measures are
2 5 to be held within 90 days of the final adjournment of the
2 6 general assembly that passed the Act. The Act, or portion of
2 7 an Act, is rejected by the people if 50 percent or more of the
2 8 votes cast are in favor of rejecting the measure. The Act, or
2 9 portion of the Act, does not take effect until it is affirmed
2 10 by the voters.
2 11 The general assembly may provide by law for the
2 12 implementation of this amendment to the Constitution.
2 13 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next
2 14 general assembly for consideration.
2 15 LSB 5572XL 78
2 16 sc/gg/8
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