Illinois Voters Reject 'Fair Tax' Amendment

Illinois Voters Reject 'Fair Tax' Amendment | Chicago News | WTTW

In a blow to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and to his hopes of injecting billions of dollars more revenue into the state budget, Illinois voters on ...

Why Did Illinois Voters Reject The So-Called 'Fair Tax' Amendment ...

It comes down to this: Illinois voters don't trust their elected officials -- and that has consequences.

What's the matter with Illinois? The Fair Tax Fails

A ballot measure to shift the tax burden to the richest 3% of households failed. Why did this happen?

Illinois' Graduated Income Tax Proposal Rejected, AP Projects, as ...

The committee pushing for the proposal on every ballot in Illinois to change the state's income tax from a flat rate to a graduated tax ...

'Fair tax' backers concede, blaming 'deceived' voters for loss

Two-thirds of voters polled favored a “fair tax” in March. On Election Day that flipped to 55% opposing it. Voters understood how the ...

Illinois residents reject Fair Tax Amendment - The Daily Northwestern

With 93 percent of votes counted, it appears the Illinois Fair Tax Amendment did not pass in the general election. Gov.

Voters reject 'fair tax' - Illinois Policy

CHICAGO (Nov. 4, 2020) – Voters have rejected Gov. J.B. Pritzker's progressive tax amendment. The flat tax will remain intact in Illinois' ...

Illinois voters reject fair tax amendment - The Daily Illini

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed constitutional amendment to implement a graduated income tax system failed to pass on Election Day. The flat ...

Graduated Income Tax Referendum Fails, Dealing Major Blow To ...

Illinois voters rejected Gov. JB Pritzker's signature plan to change Illinois' flat-rate income tax system to a graduated income tax on ...

How Illinois Policy and coalition partners saved Illinois residents ...

The Illinois Policy Institute helped defeat a progressive income tax measure that would have raised taxes and cost thousands of jobs.

Supporters Of Graduated Income Tax Concede Defeat As Illinois ...

Those for and against the constitutional amendment waged multimedia, multimillion dollar campaigns to sway voters on the tax.

Illinois Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment (2020)

The ballot measure was defeated. A "yes" vote supported repealing the state's constitutional requirement that the state personal income tax be a flat rate and ...

Universal Lessons from Illinois's Fair Tax Failure: How a Rich ...

The focus was on a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would allow for a graduated income tax. Currently, Illinois has a flat ...

Election 2020: Illinois Fair Tax Amendment results | ksdk.com

The state currently taxes personal income at 4.95% across the board. Illinois is mandated by its constitution to tax income at a flat rate.

Rejecting the 'Fair Tax' Ballot Measure, Illinois Voters Decide to ...

Illinois voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the state to implement a graduated income tax. Campaigns for and against ...

Illinois voters reject state referendum for taxing change - Ag UPDATE

The most controversial contest of the 2020 Illinois general election pitted two ideas rather than two candidates.

Voters likely reject proposed Illinois tax amendment, Pritzker's 'Fair ...

The political committee funding the fight for Gov. JB Pritzker's graduated income tax conceded Wednesday morning.

Election results: Illinois Fair Tax Amendment - FOX 2

Illinoisans will be asked to either keep the state's income tax system at a flat tax of 4.95 percent or allow legislators to change it to ...

Illinois Rejected the Fair Tax. What's Next? - Chicago

The state government passed a bill in June 2019 that would have forced the state's income tax rate to adopt six graduated rates if the amendment ...

Election Results: Illinois 'Fair Tax' Opponents Declare Victory - Patch

With 98 percent of the vote counted, Illinois voters appear to have rejected the graduated income tax amendment.