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Georgia Amendment 1 would create a local homestead property tax exemption
Georgia Amendment 1 would allow counties to reduce the amount of property taxes that a homeowner pays on their primary residence.
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Georgia Amendment 2 would create the Georgia Tax Court
Georgia Amendment 2 would transition the role of the Georgia Tax Tribunal, which is housed in the executive branch, to the Georgia Tax Court, which would be housed in the judicial branch.
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Georgia Referendum A would raise personal property tax exemption
Georgia Referendum A would increase the personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000.
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Florida Amendment 1 would implement partisan elections for district school boards
Currently, school board elections in Florida are nonpartisan.
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California Proposition 35 would make the managed care organization tax permanent
California currently taxes managed health care insurance providers for their plans, but that tax is due to expire in 2026.
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California Proposition 34 would impact how Medi-Cal Rx program participants spend money
California Proposition 34 creates a process for designating specific nonprofit organizations that provide care for low-income people but also spend resources on other programs and services as “drug price manipulators.”
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to housing
California, Florida, and Georgia voters will decide on housing ballot issues ranging from homestead tax exemptions to rent control.
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Florida Amendment 5 would create an annual inflation adjustment for homestead property tax exemptions
Amendment 5 would reduce future property tax revenues for local governments in Florida by an estimated $22.8 million in 2025, which would grow to about $112 million by 2028.
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California Proposition 33 would prohibit state limitations on local rent control
California’s housing crisis is severe, with the cost of housing almost doubling since 2010.
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California Proposition 5 would lower supermajority requirement to 55% for local bond measures to fund housing and public infrastructure amendment
As of 2023, California counties have about $140 billion in liabilities, or $3,860 per resident, and cities have $193 billion in liabilities, or $6,337 per resident.
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Massachusetts Question 4 would legalize and regulate certain psychedelics
The initiative would establish regulated access for adults to certain natural psychedelic substances that show therapeutic potential in mental health.
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Texas Proposition 9 (2023): Amends the state constitution to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to teachers
Prop. 9 would increase benefits and long-term liabilities of the Texas Teacher Retirement System, which currently holds $63 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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Voters’ guide to the 2022 California ballot propositions
Reason Foundation’s policy analysts are examining some of the statewide ballot propositions on the California ballot in November 2022.
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Voters’ guide to 2022 statewide ballot initiatives
Reason Foundation's policy analysts are examining many of the ballot initiatives on voters' ballots in November 2022.
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Voters’ guide to Florida’s 2022 ballot measures
A guide to proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution.
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Nevada Question 1 (2022): The equality of rights amendment
Question 1 would enshrine a modified version of the federal Equal Rights Amendment into the Nevada Constitution.
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Florida Amendment 2 (2022): Measure to abolish the Constitution Revision Commission
Amendment 2 would revise the Florida Constitution to take out the section requiring and governing the Constitution Revision Commission.
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Ohio Issue 1 (2022): Determining bail amounts based on public safety
Would reinstates requirement that Ohio courts consider public safety as well as risk of non-appearance when setting bail.
