Michigan Proposal A, Changes to State Taxes and Revenue Amendment (May 1981)
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| Topic Income taxes and Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Proposal A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on May 19, 1981. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported reducing certain taxes, raising the sales tax with additional funds going to local governments and schools, and directing lottery profits to the school aid fund. |
A “no” vote opposed reducing certain taxes, raising the sales tax with additional funds going to local governments and schools, and directing lottery profits to the school aid fund. |
Election results
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Michigan Proposal A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 560,924 | 27.88% | ||
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1,451,305 | 72.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal A was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSAL A PROPOSAL TO REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES, REDUCE CITY INCOME TAXES, LIMIT GROWTH OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES, RETURN ADDITIONAL SALES TAX TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOLS AND GIVE STATE LOTTERY PROFITS TO SCHOOL AID FUND. The proposed amendment would: 1. Reduce by 50% homestead property taxes used for operating schools and local governments. Reduction limited to $1400.00 in 1981 and changed yearly as home values change. 2. Reduce by 50% local individual incomes taxes on first $40,000 of taxable income. 3. Make state return to local governments all funds lost by above reductions. 4. Limit yearly property tax revenue growth to 6% by property type unless raised by local voters. 5. Raise sales tax from 4% to 5.5%. Raise must be returned to local governments and schools. 6. Let farms and forests be assessed at use value. 7. Give state lottery profits to school aid fund. Should this amendment be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution
A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the Michigan State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 74 votes in the Michigan House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Michigan State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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