博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台 filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. The suit seeks an injunction prohibiting the Commissioners from certifying and placing the proposed Transfer Tax Referendum question on the March 19, 2024, 初选选票.

博马/十大网赌靠谱网址平台, along with a broad cross-section of associations and companies representing contractors, 开发人员, 投资者, 商业办公, 多家庭和零售行业, 其他原告, contend that the three-part question being posed to voters violates the Illinois Municipal Code and Illinois Constitution:

• a real estate transfer tax decrease of 20% to establish a new transfer tax rate of $3 for every $500 of transfer price, 或者它的一部分, 对于转让价格低于1美元的那部分,000,000 to be paid by the buyer of the real estate transferred unless the buyer is exempt from the tax solely by the operation of state law, 在这种情况下，税款由卖方支付; AND

• 房地产转让税增加了166.67% to establish a new transfer tax rate of $10 for every $500 of transfer price, 或者它的一部分, 这部分的转让价格在1美元,000,000元及1元,500,000 (inclusive) to be paid by the buyer of the real estate transferred unless the buyer is exempt from the tax solely by the operation of state law, 在这种情况下，税款由卖方支付; AND

• a real estate transfer tax increase of 300% to establish a new transfer tax rate of $15 for every $500 of transfer price, 或者它的一部分, 转让价格超过1美元的部分,500,000 to be paid by the buyer of the real estate transferred unless the buyer is exempt from the tax solely by the operation of state law, 在这种情况下，税款由卖方支付?

The binding referendum would force voters to approve or reject three separate policies in one question, 包括减税, 操纵选民批准两项单独的增税.

伊利诺伊州宪法保障“自由和平等的选举”,” and the coalition contends that it is unconstitutional to include more than one question in the referendum because it prohibits residents from voting on the three individual policy points.

进一步, the coalition contends that it is unlawful for the tax decrease to be included in the referendum at all. Illinois Statute Section 8-13-19 requires a referendum for the City Council to only impose a new transfer tax or increase an existing transfer tax. This law was created specifically to prevent the practice of legislative logrolling, or “bundling unpopular legislation with more palatable bills so that the well-received bills will carry the unpopular to passage.”

另外, Illinois Supreme Court precedent established that referendum questions must be self-executing (a question must “stand on its own”). A binding referendum that “leaves gaps to be filled by the legislature or municipal body” makes it uncertain as to what voters are to approve. 根据公投结果, 增税带来的收入将用于解决无家可归问题. 到今天为止, 然而, the City has not published a 细节ed plan that addresses public questions about the fund, instead promising a new advisory board to make recommendations and establish goals for the fund after its approval.

“Homelessness is a critical issue in our city that should be addressed with a serious plan involving all stakeholders. These important public policy questions should be presented to voters with fairness, 细节, 和透明度. 相反，这次公投是在玩政治游戏.”

-执行主任Farzin Parang

• Property taxes for residential property are heavily subsidized by downtown office buildings, 哪些处于危机之中，估计已经损失了40-80%的价值. 四倍的转让税加剧了危机, homeowners and renters throughout the city will see higher increases in their personal property taxes
• The impact on Chicago’s ability to attract investment will impede union job creation and the growth of our tax base or schools, 公共安全, 和更多的
• 它将更难吸引和留住杂货商, 卫生保健设施, 还有我们社区的小企业
• The tax increase will impede the development and maintenance of affordable and market-rate rental apartments
• Renters will see rents rise as the costs to purchase units increase and the obstacles to developing new housing impact supply

联合政府试图将具有误导性的公投从选票中剔除.

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