Or will it once again be squeezed out by other ballot measures that were thrown off last fall’s ballot by the state supreme court?
Taken together, SB73 and SJR2 would raise the bar for any citizen initiative that would increase taxes. Anything that establishes a new tax, expands an existing tax, increases an existing tax or even causes property taxes to decrease less than they otherwise would, would require a 60% majority of voters to become law.