Supporting
No registered committee supporting Statewide Public Measure 1 found as of 2026-10-21.
Statewide Public Measure 1
Iowa · constitutional amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.
On the ballot
no rhetorical technique found
Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted? Summary: Provides that any bill to increase the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature for passage.
Further, the two-thirds majority vote requirement applies to the passage of a bill to establish a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state. The requirement excludes taxes imposed at the option of a local government. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment.
From obriencounty.iowa.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).
Iowa publishes no official arguments for or against constitutional amendments.
Who’s behind it
Party positions: Iowa Democratic Party: No position published · Republican Party of Iowa: No position published
Committees registered to support or oppose Statewide Public Measure 1, and what they reported to Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board - Web Reporting System public reports (webapp.iecdb.iowa.gov). Checked 2026-10-21.
Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.
Opposing
Ballot measure committee, sponsored by Common Good Iowa (parent entity on the DR-1 Statement of Organization)
Itemized contributions on file: $23,958 through Oct 14, 2026 (its report totals aren’t readable in the state’s system)
Largest contributors as filed:
- Common Good Iowa · $6,047
501(c)(3) nonprofit - Jerry Depew · $4,000 · individual
- Kay and Tom Meyer · $2,000 · individual
- Christine Luzzie · $1,000 · individual
- Diana Sickles · $1,000 · individual
Ballot measure committee, sponsored by ProgressNow (parent entity on the DR-1 Statement of Organization)
“ProgressNow is the communications hub of the progressive community.” — its sponsor’s website
Registered; no financial report filed yet.
Iowa Farmers Union EF Vote NO Committee
Ballot measure committee, sponsored by Iowa Farmers Union Education Foundation (parent entity on the DR-1 Statement of Organization)
Registered; no financial report filed yet.
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