National Taxpayer's Guide to 2008 election day ballot measures

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From: National Taxpayers Union

Your Taxpayer's Guide to 2008 Ballot Measures

Election season is well underway, but candidates shouldn't be your only focus right now. Many taxpayers will have the opportunity to vote on important tax and spending questions further down the ticket.

To help you sort out fact from fiction, your team at the National Taxpayers Union has put together a Ballot Guide that covers more than 100 initiative and referendum measures in 34 states. Among the proposals highlighted:

• Arizona's Proposition 100 would prohibit new property transfer taxes;
• Colorado's Amendment 59 could permanently kill certain tax rebate checks;
• Maine's Question 1 would repeal new beverage taxes;
• Massachusetts' Question 1 would completely eliminate state income taxes;
• Minnesota's constitutional amendment could increase the state sales tax;
• Oregon's Measure 56 could gut the "double majority" protection against tax hikes;
• And, many more!

Your state or locality could be an important battleground for fiscal measures this year, with possible implications for other fights across the nation. Please take a moment to review the information we've compiled about major proposals up for consideration this November 4.

We'd like to note that NTU's Ballot Guide is for informational purposes only; it is not intended to provide endorsements or recommendations to voters. We hope it will serve as a useful resource for additional research.

Election Day is November 4, 2008. Remember to vote!

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