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Joe Barton: “It is my understanding that Arkansas has had a tax limitation on amendment on the books for several decades. It requires…”

On the recordApril 15, 1996
It is my understanding that Arkansas has had a tax limitation on amendment on the books for several decades. It requires a three-fourths vote; not a two-thirds, but even a higher standard of three-fourths. Could you comment on how that has worked in Arkansas?
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Discussing tax limitation amendments in Arkansas.

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