Pennsylvania Replace Residential Property Tax Revenue with Income Tax Revenue Amendment (May 1989)
| Pennsylvania Replace Residential Property Tax Revenue with Income Tax Revenue Amendment | |
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| Election date May 16, 1989 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Replace Residential Property Tax Revenue with Income Tax Revenue Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on May 16, 1989. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to authorize classes of local governments to reduce residential property tax rates to the extent of additional revenue from a personal income tax. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to authorize classes of local governments to reduce residential property tax rates to the extent of additional revenue from a personal income tax. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Replace Residential Property Tax Revenue with Income Tax Revenue Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 514,317 | 25.05% | ||
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1,538,732 | 74.95% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Replace Residential Property Tax Revenue with Income Tax Revenue Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VIII, section 2(b) of the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to allow for legislation which would require or permit local government units to reduce residential real estate tax rates to the extent of additional revenues obtained from personal income taxes, while keeping all other changes in real estate tax rates uniform? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Pennsylvania, the General Assembly must pass a constitutional amendment by a simple majority vote during two successive legislative sessions to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration. The legislature can also pass a measure by a two-thirds vote during one legislative session if a “major emergency threatens or is about to threaten the Commonwealth.”
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