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As the legal quarrel over the July 27 anti-tax referendum plays out in court, two vying groups have launched dueling campaigns over the ballot initiatives that would significantly shift Metro Nashville s power.
Americans for Prosperity s Tennessee chapter, a Koch Network-founded group, announced Tuesday it is forming a ballot committee backing the July 27 initiatives.
The proposals, spearheaded by petition group 4 Good Government, aim to restrict Metro Nashville s power over property tax rates, recall elections and land transfers. Among the proposals, it would roll back Nashville s property tax rate which will be set to $3.288 for every $100 of assessed value as mandated by the reappraisal cycle to $3.155, and cap property tax increases without voter approval at 3%.
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Vanderbilt University Professor Jim Blumstein, recently hired as the commission s legal counsel, advised against approving the Metro-backed proposal Thursday. He said he believes the proposal packs multiple amendments into one package, which would be problematic and confusing for voters. When you lump together all these proposals, he said, that blurs this notion of political accountability, because voters are not able to vote for each individual proposal.
Faced with the legal battle, however, Republican commissioners appear unflinching.
Commission Chairman Jim DeLanis, a Republican recently reappointed to his seat, voted with the Republican majority against the proposal. Arguing the language is confusing, he suggested pushing the issue to court.
Vanderbilt University Professor Jim Blumstein, recently hired as the commission s legal counsel, advised against approving the Metro-backed proposal Thursday. He said he believes the proposal packs multiple amendments into one package, which would be problematic and confusing for voters. When you lump together all these proposals, he said, that blurs this notion of political accountability, because voters are not able to vote for each individual proposal.
Faced with the legal battle, however, Republican commissioners appear unflinching.
Commission Chairman Jim DeLanis, a Republican recently reappointed to his seat, voted with the Republican majority against the proposal. Arguing the language is confusing, he suggested pushing the issue to court.