Idaho Retain Property Tax Relief Plan Question (2006)
| Idaho HB 1 | |
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| Topic Property taxes and Sales taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Idaho HB 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Idaho on November 7, 2006. It was approved.
A "yes" vote advised the state legislature to retain the property tax relief plan implemented in August 2006, which decreased property taxes and maintained the state sales tax at 6%. |
A "no" vote advised the state legislature to repeal the property tax relief plan implemented in August 2006, which decreased property taxes and maintained the state sales tax at 6%. |
Election results
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Idaho HB 1 |
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309,168 | 72.38% | ||
| No | 117,964 | 27.62% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HB 1 was as follows:
| “ | Should the State of Idaho keep the property tax relief adopted in August 2006, reducing property taxes by approximately $260 million and protecting funding for public schools by keeping the sales tax at 6%? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Idaho State Legislature to place an advisory question on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 47 votes in the Idaho House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Idaho State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Advisory questions require the governor's signature to appear on the ballot.
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Footnotes
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