Tag: California Supreme Court
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California Supreme Court removes initiative from Nov. ballot that would have increased vote thresholds for taxes
The California Supreme Court ruled on June 20 that the Taxpayer Protection Act (TPA), as supporters call it, cannot appear on the Nov. 5 ballot because its proposed changes to vote thresholds for new taxes amount to a revision of the state constitution, which cannot be enacted via a citizen initiative. Under the state constitution,…