Scottsdale rewrites sales tax ballot initiative after court order
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Scottsdale City Council amended a ballot initiative on a proposed new city sales tax at a special meeting Tuesday.
This came after an appeals court judge reversed a previous decision to throw out a lawsuit against the language surrounding Proposition 490. The judge ruled Monday that Scottsdale's ballot measure could not proceed as written.
A group of residents sued the city earlier this summer over the measure. They felt it was misleading that the city was promoting the initiative as a tax cut, when it actually would be a tax hike if voters approved it.
Scottsdale officials said the city council amended the ballot question language pursuant to the court’s order.
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