Virginia Question 5, Local Elimination of Certain Taxes Amendment (1998)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Virginia Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the General Assembly to authorize localities to eliminate all or part of the business, professional, or occupational license tax and/or the merchants' capital tax. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to authorize localities to eliminate all or part of the business, professional, or occupational license tax and/or the merchants' capital tax. |
Election results
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Virginia Question 5 |
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648,252 | 61.84% | ||
| No | 399,950 | 38.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to authorize the General Assembly by general law to give local governments the option of eliminating, in whole or in part, either the business, professional or occupational license tax or the merchants' capital tax or both? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Virginia Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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