Petitions to repeal the Massachusetts State Personal Income Tax Carla Howell

at time of 2002 , 2008 initiatives massachusetts had income tax rate of 5.3% on sources of income.

2002 statewide ballot question 1. in 2002, sponsored initiative petition end income tax in massachusetts. measure failed 45% of vote.
2008 statewide ballot question 1. in 2007, she, along fellow co-chair michael cloud, re-formed committee small government (the group behind 2002 effort end income tax). committee obtained enough petition signatures put issue on ballot. 2008 initiative differed 2002 initiative in provided one-year transition period tax rate of 2.65% before tax rate drop zero. measure received higher vote total in 2002, lost 30% of vote, due higher turn-out in presidential election years when additional 500,000 voters, democratic, turn out vote, $7 million campaign opposing measure, funded massachusetts teachers association.




^ bankrate current list of state income taxes
^ massachusetts secretary of state 2002 ballot question 1
^ third party watch ending mass income taxes archived september 2, 2009, @ wayback machine.
^ mass secretary of state 2008 ballot question 1
^ new york times massachusetts proposal repeal income tax