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Minnesota Supermajority for Tax Increases Amendment (2012)
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The measure was introduced by State Rep. Steve Drazkowski[1]
Text of measure
The ballot language of the measure would have read as follows:[2]
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require a three-fifths vote of each house of the legislature to pass a law that increases state income, state sales, or property taxes?
- YES
- NO
Constitutional changes
The proposed amendment would have added a section to Article IV of the Minnesota Constitution[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Minnesota Constitution
In order to refer proposed amendments to the ballot they must be agreed on by a majority of the members of each chamber of the Minnesota State Legislature. The 2012 legislative session ended before the measure was passed on to the ballot.
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