1996 California Proposition 218
Adopted initiative constitutional amendment on taxation
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- Proposition 218 is an adopted initiative constitutional amendment which revolutionized local and regional government finance and taxation in California.
- Proposition 218 was approved and adopted by California voters during the November 5, 1996, statewide general election.
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WikipediaProposition 218 is an adopted initiative constitutional amendment which revolutionized local and regional government finance and taxation in California. Named the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act," it was sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association as a constitutional follow-up to the landmark property tax reduction initiative constitutional amendment, Proposition 13, approved in June 1978. Proposition 218 was approved and adopted by California voters during the November 5, 1996, statewide general election.
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