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- The Illinois Fair Tax was a proposed amendment to the Illinois state constitution that would have effectively changed the state income tax system from a flat tax to a graduated income tax. The proposal, formally titled the "Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment", appeared on the ballot in the November 3, 2020 election in Illinois as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment striking language from the Constitution of Illinois requiring a flat state income tax. Concurrent with the proposed constitutional amendment, the Illinois legislature passed legislation setting a new set of graduated income tax rates that would have taken effect had the amendment been approved by voters. Proponents argued that the proposal would make the Illinois tax code fairer, provide tax relief to most Illinoisans, better fund public goods and social services, and boost small businesses. Opponents argued it would open the door to future tax hikes, hurt businesses, drive businesses and wealthy residents to neighboring states, and place more revenues in the hands of an untrustworthy state government. The referendum was not approved, receiving about 45% "yes" votes and 55% "no" votes. As a constitutional amendment, the proposal needed to be approved by 60% of those voting on the referendum, or by 50% of all voters voting in the election. The term "Fair Tax" is used by legislative proponents and advocates of the proposed amendment, who consider a graduated income tax to be more fair than a flat tax. Opponents of the proposal refer to it using other, less favorable terms. (en)
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- ;Officeholders
*Christopher Belt, Illinois state senator
*Don Harmon, president of the Illinois Senate
*Michael Madigan, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
*Robert Martwick, Illinois state representative
*J. B. Pritzker, governor of Illinois
*Dick Durbin, US senator for Illinois
*Susana Mendoza, Comptroller of Illinois
*David Harris, former IL state representative
;Newspapers
*Chicago Sun-Times
*St. Louis Post-Dispatch
*Southern Illinoisan
*The New York Times
;Community and advocacy organizations
*AARP
*Access Living
*Act for Children
*Action for a Better Tomorrow
*Active Transportation Alliance
*AIDS Foundation of Chicago
*Allendale Association
*American Association of University Women Illinois
*Arab American Family Services
*Asian American Midwest Progressives
*Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago
*Black Women Organizing for Power-BWOP Chicago
*Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
*Center for Housing and Health
*Champaign County Health Care Consumers
*Change Peoria
*Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
*Chicago Area Peace Action
*Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
*Chicago Jobs Council
*Chicago Jobs with Justice Action Board
*Chicago Votes
*Chicago Women Take Action
*Citizen Action/IL
*CommUNITY Diversity Group of La Grange
*Community Organizing and Family Issues
*Community Renewal Society
*Economic Security for Illinois
*Enlace Chicago
*Erie Neighborhood House
*Equality Illinois
*FIKA Naperville
*Grassroots Collaborative
*Grassroots Illinois Action
*GSU Chapter of State Universities Annuitant Association
*HANA Center
*Healthy Illinois
*Heartland Alliance
*Housing Action Illinois
*Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans
*Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
*Illinois Birth Justice
*Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
*Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
*Illinois Collaboration on Youth
*Illinois Economic Policy Institute
*Illinois Families for Public Schools
*Illinois Partners for Human Service
*Illinois Primary Health Care Association
*Indivisible Illinois
*Indivisible Chicago Alliance
*Indivisible Chicago – Lincoln Square
*Indivisible Chicago – South Side
*Indivisible South Suburban Chicago
*Inner-City Muslim Action Network
*Jane Addams Senior Caucus
*Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
*Latino Policy Forum
*League of Women Voters of Illinois
*League of Women Voters of Glenview/Glencoe
*League of Women Voters Homewood-Flossmoor Area
*League of Women Voters LaGrange Area
*League of Women Voters of Lake County
*League of Women Voters of Central Kane County
*League of Women Voters of Chicago
*League of Women Voters of Evanston
*League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn
*League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford
*League of Women Voters of Lake County
*League of Women Voters of McLean County
*League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest
*League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale
*League of Women Voters of the Edwardsville Area
*Legal Council for Health Justice
*Live Free Chicago
*Logan Square Neighborhood Association
*Mujeres Latinas en Acción
*National Alliance on Mental Illness of Illinois
*Northern Illinois Jobs With Justice
*Omidyar Network
*ONE Northside
*ONE People's Campaign
*Parents Organized to Win, Educate, and Review-Policy Action Council, IL
*Partnership for College Completion
*Peoria People's Project
*Peoria Chapter of the NAACP
*Personal PAC
*Planned Parenthood Illinois Action
*Pride Action Tank
*Saint Anthony Hospital
*She Votes Illinois
*Shriver Center on Poverty Law
*Sierra Club Illinois
*Supportive Housing Providers Association of Illinois
*Teach Plus Illinois
*The People's Lobby & Reclaim
*Think Big Illinois
*Thresholds
*United Nations Association of Chicago
*United Working Families
*Women Employed
*Women's March Rockford
*Workers Center for Racial Justice
*Young Invincibles
*YWCA McLean County
;Labor unions
*AFSCME Council 31
*AFSCME Retirees Chapter 31
*Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241
*Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308
*American Federation of Government Employees, District 7
*APWU Local 0001
*Argo Teachers Council
*Associated Firefighters of Illinois
*Bricklayers Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois
*Chicago Federation of Labor
*Chicago Laborers’ District Council
*Chicago Teachers Union
*Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600
*East Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council
*Elgin Community College Faculty Association, IFT Local 3791
*Federation of College Clerical and Technical Personnel, IFT Local 1708
*Heat & Frost Insulators Local 1
*Heat & Frost Insulators Local 17
*Heat & Frost Insulators Local 18
*IAMAW Mechanics' Local 701
*IBEW Local 134
*Illinois AFL–CIO
*Illinois Education Association
*Illinois Federation of Teachers
*IUOE Local 399
*International Association of Machinists Local 126
*Laborers’ International Union of North America – Midwest Region
*Limestone Federation of Teachers
*McHenry County Federation of Teachers
*Moraine Valley Faculty Association
*NALC Branch 11
*North Central Illinois Labor Council
*North Suburban Teachers Union
*Painters' District Council 14
*Plumbers Local 130 UA
*SEIU Healthcare Illinois
*SEIU Local 1
*SEIU Local 73
*Service Employees International Union Illinois State C ouncil
*Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73
*Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council
*Springfield and Central Illinois Trades and Labor Council
*Student IEA
*Teamsters Joint Council 25
*Triton College Faculty Association , Local 1600
*UAW Local 1268
*UAW Region 4
*UFCW Local 881
*UFCW Local 1546
*UNITE HERE Local 1
*University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100
*West Central Illinois Labor Council
*Western Trades and Labor Assembly
;Faith organizations
*Faith Coalition for the Common Good
*Good Shepherd of Faith UCC
*Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
*Social Justice Committee of Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva
*Tzedek Chicago
*Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois
*United Church of Christ: CMA Justice & Witness Team
*United Congregations of Metro East (en)
- ;Officeholders
*Greg Baise, former director of the Illinois Department of Transportation and former head of Illinois Manufacturers' Association
*Bill Brady, minority leader of the Illinois Senate
*Jim Durkin, minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
*Margo McDermed, Illinois state representative
*David McSweeney, Illinois state representative
*Lindsay Parkhurst, Illinois state representative
*Steven Reick, Illinois state representative
*Dale Righter, Illinois state senator
*Tim Schneider, Illinois Republican Party Chairman and former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
*Paul Schimpf, Illinois state senator
;Individuals
*Kenneth C. Griffin, hedge fund manager
;Newspapers
* Chicago Tribune
* Quad-City Times
* Shaw Media Local News Network
;Organizations
*Civic Federation
*Ideas Illinois
*Illinois Chamber of Commerce
*Illinois Farm Bureau
*Illinois Opportunity Project
*National Federation of Independent Business Federal Political Action Committee
*Technology and Manufacturing Association (en)
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- The Illinois Fair Tax was a proposed amendment to the Illinois state constitution that would have effectively changed the state income tax system from a flat tax to a graduated income tax. The proposal, formally titled the "Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment", appeared on the ballot in the November 3, 2020 election in Illinois as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment striking language from the Constitution of Illinois requiring a flat state income tax. Concurrent with the proposed constitutional amendment, the Illinois legislature passed legislation setting a new set of graduated income tax rates that would have taken effect had the amendment been approved by voters. (en)
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