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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is 1 4 amended by adding the following new section: 1 5 REFERENDUM ON TAXES. SEC. 10. The people reserve to 1 6 themselves the power to affirm or reject at the polls any Act 1 7 or a portion of any Act passed by the General Assembly and 1 8 approved by the Governor that raises tax rates imposed on the 1 9 income of individuals or sales or use tax rates. 1 10 A referendum to affirm or reject an Act or portion of an 1 11 Act that raises tax rates imposed on the income of individuals 1 12 or sales or use tax rates shall be held not later than ninety 1 13 days after the final adjournment of the session of the General 1 14 Assembly that passed the Act or portion of an Act on which a 1 15 referendum is required. An Act or portion of an Act that 1 16 raises tax rates imposed on the income of individuals or sales 1 17 or use tax rates shall not become effective until the question 1 18 is decided by the voters at the polls. 1 19 An Act or portion of an Act that raises tax rates imposed 1 20 on the income of individuals or sales or use tax rates is 1 21 deemed rejected if fifty percent or more of the votes cast are 1 22 in favor of rejecting the Act. An Act or portion of an Act 1 23 rejected is repealed immediately upon certification of the 1 24 referendum results by the Secretary of State. 1 25 The General Assembly may provide by law for procedures to 1 26 implement this section. 1 27 Sec. 2. The foregoing proposed amendment to the 1 28 Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the General 1 29 Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for members 1 30 of the General Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed 1 31 to cause the same to be published for three consecutive months 1 32 before the date of that election as provided by law. 1 33 EXPLANATION 1 34 This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 35 Constitution of the State of Iowa granting the people the 2 1 power to affirm or reject certain Acts passed by the general 2 2 assembly. 2 3 Any Act, or portion of an Act, passed by the general 2 4 assembly and approved by the governor, that raises tax rates 2 5 imposed on the income of individuals or sales or use tax rates 2 6 may be affirmed or rejected. Referenda on these measures are 2 7 to be held within 90 days of the final adjournment of the 2 8 general assembly that passed the Act. The Act, or portion of 2 9 an Act, is rejected by the people if 50 percent or more of the 2 10 votes cast are in favor of rejecting the measure. The Act, or 2 11 portion of the Act, does not take effect until it is affirmed 2 12 by the voters. 2 13 The general assembly may provide by law for the 2 14 implementation of this amendment to the Constitution. 2 15 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 2 16 general assembly for consideration. 2 17 LSB 7254SC 78 2 18 sc/gg/8
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