Art. XI, § 14

Voter approval for multi-county property taxes

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A local government formed after the effective date of this section, the boundaries of which include all or part of two or more counties, shall not levy a property tax unless such tax has been approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters of that local government voting on the issue of the tax.

History: Sec. 14 added Nov. 2, 1976, by Prop. 10. Res.Ch. 59, 1976.

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A local government formed after the effective date of this section, the boundaries of which include all or part of two or more counties, shall not levy a property tax unless such tax has been approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters of that local government voting on the issue of the tax limit
Who is bound
- A local government formed after the effective date of this section, the boundaries of which include all or part of two or more counties
Forbids
- Levying a property tax without approval by a majority vote of the qualified voters
Conditions
- formed after the effective date of this section
- the boundaries of which include all or part of two or more counties
Exceptions
- unless such tax has been approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters of that local government voting on the issue of the tax

Simplified explanation

A local government formed after this section took effect, whose boundaries include all or part of two or more counties, may not levy a property tax unless a majority of its qualified voters voting on the tax approve it.

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