Ballot Items in New Jersey
Source: Stateline.org
Fuel tax (Public Question 3)
This measure would dedicate 10.5 cents per gallon of existing fuel tax to the cost of funding the state transportation system. The current dedication is 9 cents per gallon. The state fuel tax is 10.5 cents per gallon for gasoline and 13.5 cents per gallon for diesel. Text of Ballot Item
Open space (Public Question 2)
Since 1996, 4 percent of the annual revenue from the Corporation Business Tax has been dedicated to environmental programs. This measure would expand authorized uses of those revenues to fund improvements and facilities for recreation and conservation purposes on preserved open space lands, pay debt incurred from issuance of bonds for those purposes, and change allocation of funds for existing authorized uses. Text of Ballot Item
Property tax relief (Public Question 1)
This measure would dedicate the proceeds from a 0.5 percent sales tax to the state’s property tax relief fund. Text of Ballot Item
