Blackburn urges support for Amendment Two on November ballot
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) formally announced her support for Amendment Two, which would amend Tennessee’s Constitution to prohibit a state property tax.
On Tuesday, February 17, Blackburn released a statement saying she urges voters to vote for Amendment Two.
“Tennesseans are well-served by a limited government that allows them to keep their hard-earned money. That’s why I led the fight against the state income tax, and why now, I’m joining the fight to ban a statewide property tax. This November, I hope you’ll join me in voting yes on Amendment Two to ensure that future generations don’t have to worry about the threat of a statewide property tax. Together, let’s keep Tennessee one of the lowest taxed states in the nation and make our state America’s conservative leader,” said Blackburn.
Amendment Two would amend Article II, Section 28 of the Tennessee Constitution. The amendment has been passed by the 113th and 114th Tennessee General Assembly. It now must be ratified by voters at the ballot.
The amendment does not prohibit local cities and counties from imposing taxes on property. It only prohibits a state property tax.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE CONCURRING, that a majority of all the members of each house concurring, as shown by the yeas and nays entered on their journals, that it is proposed that Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by deleting the following language from the first sentence: In accordance with the following provisions, all property real, personal or mixed shall be subject to taxation, but the Legislature and substituting instead the following: In accordance with the following provisions, all property real, personal, or mixed shall be subject to taxation, but the Legislature shall not levy, authorize, or otherwise permit any state tax upon such property, and the Legislature
Amendment Two will be one of three Tennessee Constitutional Amendments on the ballot in November.
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