Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13
Plain-English Summary
A citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require local special-purpose taxes proposed by citizen initiative to receive two-thirds voter approval (rather than a simple majority) and would cap local real estate transfer taxes at 0.11%. Existing local taxes that do not meet these standards would be repealed two years after passage.
What each outcome does
If approved, special-purpose local tax initiatives would need a two-thirds supermajority to pass, and any local real estate transfer tax above 0.11% would be repealed two years after the measure's passage.
If rejected, local special-purpose tax initiatives can continue to pass by simple majority under current case law, and existing local real estate transfer taxes above 0.11% remain in place.
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