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California Proposition 11, Rules Governing Local Sales and Use Taxes Amendment (1998)
| California Proposition 11 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1998 | |
| Topic Taxes and County and municipal governance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to authorize local governments to enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements by a two-thirds vote of the local city council or board of supervisors of each participating jurisdiction. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to authorize local governments to enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements by a two-thirds vote of the local city council or board of supervisors of each participating jurisdiction. |
Election results
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California Proposition 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,898,165 | 53.34% | ||
| No | 3,409,761 | 46.66% | ||
Overview
At the time that Proposition 11 was approved in 1998, the California Constitution allowed counties and cities to enter into contracts to share their sales tax revenues from the "Bradley-Burns Sales Tax" and from other add-on sales taxes, as long as a majority of voters in each affected jurisdiction agreed to the revenue-sharing contract.[1]
Between 1997 and 1998, Californians paid $29 billion in sales taxes. The state sales tax rate was 6%. There was a uniform local rate of 1.25%. This uniform local rate is known as the "Bradley-Burns Sales Tax." Municipalities had optional local add-on rates. The minimum sales tax rate in any jurisdiction was 7.25%.[1]
Proposition 11 authorized local governments to enter into revenue-sharing agreements if that agreement was approved by a two-thirds vote of each affected jurisdiction's governing body, rather than by a majority vote of the voters in the affected jurisdictions.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | This measure would authorize local governments to voluntarily enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements by a two-thirds vote of the local city council or board of supervisors of each participating jurisdiction. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact
The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided an estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 11. That estimate was:[1]
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Support
Supporters
- Assemblyman George Runner (R)[1]
- Assemblyman Tom Torlakson (D)[1]
- Rex Hime, president of California Business Properties Association[1]
Official arguments
The official arguments in support of Proposition 11 can be found here.
Opposition
Opponents
- Melvin Emerich, lawyer[1]
Official arguments
The official arguments in opposition to Proposition 11 can be found here.
Path to the ballot
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
Proposition 11 was referred to the ballot by the California State Legislature through ACA 10 (Proposition 11).
| Votes in legislature to refer to ballot | ||
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| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 64 | 4 |
| Senate | 30 | 2 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
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