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Illinois Personal Property Tax Amendment (1978)
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The Illinois Personal Property Tax Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Illinois on November 7, 1978, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. It proposed to eliminate the provision that required the legislature to abolish the personal property tax by January 1, 1979.[1]
Election results
| Illinois Amendment 1 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 733,845 | 43.52% | ||
| Yes | 952,416 | 56.48% | ||
Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because Illinois required that an amendment receive a vote of at least three-fifths of those voting on the question or a majority of those voting in the election. This vote did not meet that standard.’’
See also
- Illinois 1978 ballot measures
- 1978 ballot measures
- List of Illinois ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Illinois
External links
Footnotes
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