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California Proposition 7, Graduated State Personal Income Tax Brackets Initiative (June 1982)
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on June 8, 1982. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported adjusting the graduated state personal income tax brackets by establishing that index percentage changes which exceed 3 percent will be used. |
A “no” vote opposed adjusting the graduated state personal income tax brackets by establishing that index percentage changes which exceed 3 percent will be used. |
Election results
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3,191,178 | 63.49% | ||
| No | 1,835,054 | 36.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Income Tax Indexing. Initiative Statute. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Graduated state personal income tax brackets are adjusted annually by applying an "inflation adjustment factor" determined by use of the percent that the California Consumer Price Index has changed. This is referred to as "indexing," Under existing statutes, the full percentage change in the Index is being used for 1980 and 1981 taxable years. Beginning in 1982 and for later taxable years the Index percentage changes which exceed 3 percent will be used. This measure changes existing statutes by providing for the continued use during 1982 and taxable years thereafter of the full percentage Index changes. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: Reduce state personal income tax revenues by about $230 million in 1982-83, by about $445 million in 1983-84, and by increasing amounts thereafter. Under existing law reductions in state revenue would result in corresponding reductions in amount of fiscal relief provided by state to local governments and schools. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1982, at least 346,119 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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