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New Jersey Limited Constitutional Convention on Property Taxes and Government Spending Amendment (2014)
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A New Jersey Limited Constitutional Convention on Property Taxes and Government Spending Amendment did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. At least two such measures were proposed in the 2014 legislative session. The first, identical measures Assembly Concurrent Resolution 91 and Senate Concurrent resolution 85, were primarily sponsored by Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D-6) and Sen. Shirley Turner (D-15). It would have made a temporary constitutional amendment to call a limited constitutional convention in order to reform the system of property taxation and to propose statutory changes.[1][2] Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (R-9) and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-9) sponsored another measure, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 124, which would have also called for a convention to reform the property tax system, as well as to reduce government spending.[3]
Text of measure
ACR91/SCR 85
If the measure had been placed on the ballot in its introduced form, it would have appeared as follows:[1][2]
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ACR 124
If the measure had been placed on the ballot in its introduced form, it would have appeared as follows:[3]
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Support
ACR 91/SCR 85 supporters
- Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D-6)
- Sen. Shirley Turner (D-15)
ACR 124 supporters
- Assemblyman Brian Rumpf (R-9), sponsor
- Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-9), sponsor
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
In New Jersey, proposed constitutional amendments have two ways of achieving ballot access. The New Jersey Legislature can either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions.
ACR 91 was introduced on January 16, 2014, and referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.[5] SCR 85 was introduced on March 17, 2014, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6]
ACR 124 was introduced on February 24, 2014, and referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 91," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Senate Concurrent Resolution 85," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 216th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 124," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 91, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey SCR 85, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 124, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed July 2, 2014
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