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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION CREATING ARTICLE III, SECTION 19; <br />STATE BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND APPROPRIATIONS PROCESSES; <br />REVISING ARTICLE IV, SECTION 1; <br />GOVERNOR, <br />CREATING ARTICLE IV, SECTION 13; <br />REVENUE SHORTFALLS; <br />REVISING ARTICLE XII, SECTION 9; <br />BONDS <br />IMPROVING ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC REVIEW IN <br />SPENDING TAXPAYERS' MONEY AND MAINTAINING A BALANCED BUDGET <br />A revision requiring: 72 -hour public review for appropriation <br />bills; a budget stabilization fund; performance measurement and <br />productivity. programs; a state planning document and department <br />and agency planning processes; appropriation bills format; <br />appropriations review; annual state budgeting and planning <br />processes; processes for creating and sunsetting trust funds; and <br />a final budget report. Providing executive authority to maintain <br />a balanced budget and to direct planning and budgeting. Expanding <br />use of educational capital outlay funds. <br />FOR 3©� 00-3 VOTES <br />AGAINST Ln 0J VOTES <br />NUMBER 5 <br />CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION CREATING <br />ARTICLE I, SECTION 24 <br />TAXPAYERS' BILL OF RIGHTS <br />Requiring the legislature to adopt a Taypayers' Bill of Rights in <br />clear and concise language that sets forth taxpayers' rights and <br />responsibilities and government's responsibilities to deal fairly <br />with taxpayers under the laws /of this state. <br />3 Q <br />FOR 6 1 1 VOTES <br />AGAINST - 4.132— VOTES <br />NUMBER 6 <br />CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION <br />ARTICLE VII, SECTION 9 <br />AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO LEVY <br />A ONE -CENT SALES TAX WITH LOCAL VOTER APPROVAL <br />The proposal authorizes counties and municipalities to levy up to <br />a one -cent sales tax, if approved by the voters of the county or <br />municipality, to be used for local government services. The <br />referendum vote shall be called for by an ordinance of the county <br />or municipality, and the one -cent sales tax, if approved, shall <br />be based on the state sales and use tax base as defined by the <br />Legislature, with certain exceptions. <br />FOR /0 . E5 VOTES <br />AGAINST 2 9. 4 -FI- VOTES <br />