Michigan Local Sales Tax Amendment (2012)

Not on Ballot

This measure was not put
on an election ballot

## Contents

* 1 Path to the ballot
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Additional reading
* 4.1 Editorials
* 5 Footnotes

The Michigan Local Sales Tax Amendment did not make the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot in Michigan as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The proposed measure would have allowed municipalities to impose up to a 4 percent sales tax following voter approval in the municipality. The tax would have been in addition to the state's 6 percent sales tax. According to reports, the proposed tax would not be imposed on prescription drugs or most food.[1]

The bill was sponsored by Sen. Bertram Johnson

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution

To place the measure on the ballot, a minimum two-thirds vote was required in both the House and the Senate.

## See also[edit]

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* 2012 ballot measures
* Michigan 2012 ballot measures

## External links[edit]

* SJR K (status)
* SJR K (full text)

## Additional reading[edit]

### Editorials[edit]

* Lansing State Journal, "Let voters consider sales tax amendment," April 19, 2011

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Lansing State Journal, "Senate resolution would allow for added sales tax - if voters agree," April 19, 2011

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