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Our call — vote YES
The measure
Amendment 1 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on Iowa's November 3, 2026 ballot. It would require a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each chamber of the legislature to increase or create an individual or corporate income tax, and to raise taxes on legal or special reserves. Local-option taxes are excluded. A legal challenge to a tax passed under the rule must be filed within one year.
What YES does
A yes vote writes a supermajority requirement for income tax increases into the Iowa Constitution.
What NO does
A no vote leaves income tax increases subject to a simple majority vote.
The math
No fiscal note for this measure was published on its Ballotpedia page; the amendment changes voting rules, not rates.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
Raising the income tax should be hard. A two-thirds requirement forces any future increase to carry broad, bipartisan support instead of passing on a bare majority in a single session — and it protects the low-tax path Iowa has deliberately chosen. Constitutional guardrails that make government growth harder and tax cuts easy to keep are exactly what our rubric is for.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia — Iowa Amendment 1 measure page (accessed October 25, 2026)
- Ballotpedia — 2026 ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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