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Oregon Remove Local Government Authority to Impose Taxes Referendum (2020)
| Oregon Remove Local Government Authority to Impose Taxes Referendum | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
The Oregon Remove Local Government Authority to Impose Taxes Referendum did not appear on the ballot in Oregon as a veto referendum on November 3, 2020.
The veto referendum sought to overturn Section 67 of House Bill 3427 (referred to as the Student Success Act) which prohibits cities, counties, or other local political subdivisions from imposing taxes on commercial activities or grocery sales.[1][2]
Another veto referendum was filed that sought to overturn provisions of House Bill 3427 which was designed to levy a 0.57% tax (corporate activity tax) on businesses that have more than a million dollars in Oregon sales with revenue to be used to fund the Fund for Student Success.
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the provision that this referendum sought to overturn can be read here.
Background
House Bill 3427, the Student Success Act
HB 3427 established the Fund for Student Success and allocated funding to education purposes including the following:[3]
- creating a grant program in the state's Student Investment Account with funds to be spent on increased learning time, decreased class sizes, and improvements to students' education, healthy, and safety;
- expanding access to free meals at school; and
- creating a program for students who have left high school to re-enter and complete high school.
The bill established a 0.57% tax (corporate activity tax) on businesses that have more than a million dollars in Oregon sales and reduced personal income tax rates for the lowest three tax brackets by 0.25%.
Section 67 of HB 3427 preempted local taxes, meaning a city, county, district, or other political subdivision cannot impose any tax on commercial activity or grocery sales.[2]
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Oregon, the number of signatures required to qualify an VR for the ballot is equal to 4 percent of the votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. Signatures must be submitted 90 days after the legislature that passed the targeted bill adjourns.
The requirements to get a veto referendum certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 74,680 valid signatures
- Deadline (2019 bills): September 27, 2019[4]
- Deadline (2020 bills): June 5, 2020
Details about this initiative
- Greg Wasson filed this referendum on June 20, 2019.[5]
- Sponsors failed to file required signatures by the deadline. The petition was rejected on September 27, 2019.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon State Legislature, "House Bill 3427," accessed May 31, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Veto Referendum #302 full text," accessed June 25, 2019
- ↑ Oregon Legislature, "HB 3427 A STAFF MEASURE SUMMARY," accessed June 25, 2019
- ↑ 90 days after the adjournment of the legislative session in which the bill was passed
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "2020 Initiative, Referendum, and Referral Search," accessed June 25, 2019
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