New Jersey State Tax Bill Supermajorities Amendment (2015)

Not on Ballot
This measure was not put on an election ballot

The New Jersey State Tax Bill Supermajorities Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. At least three such measures were proposed in the 2014-2015 legislative session. All of the versions would have required a supermajority in both state legislative chambers for all new or increased taxes. The measures varied as to whether the required super majority would be three-fifths or two-thirds.

Three proposed measures to create this supermajority requirement included Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 19 and 58, as well as Senate Concurrent Resolution 24.

Support

Supporters

SCR 24

• Sen. Steven Oroho (R-24), sponsor
• Sen. Kevin O'Toole (R-40), sponsor
• Sen. Michael Doherty (R-23), cosponsor
• Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, Jr. (R-13), cosponsor
• Sen. Anthony Bucco (R-25), cosponsor

ACR 19

• Rep. Alison McHose (R-24), sponsor
• Rep. Parker Space (R-24), sponsor
• Rep. Jay Webber (R-26), cosponsor
• Rep. Donna Simon (R-16), cosponsor

ACR 58

• Rep. Bob Andrzejczak (D-1), sponsor

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution

At the time in New Jersey, proposed constitutional amendments had two ways of achieving ballot access. The New Jersey Legislature could either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions. This measure did not receive the necessary supermajority required for a 2014 ballot placement. The measure did not come up for a vote in 2015.

See also

Suggest a link

• 2015 ballot measures
• New Jersey 2015 ballot measures
• List of New Jersey ballot measures
• Supermajority requirement

External links

• Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 19, as introduced
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 58, as introduced
• Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 24, as introduced