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MS 0551
Taxpayers for Utah records
1988
Taxpayers for Utah
10.75 linear feet
The Taxpayers for Utah records (1988) contain materials collected and produced by this group, formed in opposition to tax initiatives during the 1988 elections. This was a Utah non-profit corporation organized to defeat three tax limitation initiatives on the 1988 general election ballot. All three initiatives were overwhelmingly defeated.
Collection materials are in
English.
Organizational History
Taxpayers for Utah was a non-profit organization that had one purpose--to defeat the tax limitation initiatives on the 1988 general election ballot. Members consisted of any person, corporation, institution, or organization who endorsed or donated money to the organization. Initiative A, the People's Tax and Spending Limitations Amendment, limited business and residential property taxes. Initiative B, the People's Tax Reduction Act, along with repealing the 1987 tax increases, lowered current income tax table percentages. Initiative C, the Utah Family Choice in Education Act, provided tax credits against income taxes for expenses of private schools. These initiatives were overwhelmingly defeated at the polls in November 1988.
The Taxpayers for Utah records (1988) contain materials collected and produced by this group, formed in opposition to tax initiatives during the 1988 elections. Included are reports and outlines of the organization's goals and methods, statements on the expected effects of the initiatives on cities, counties, schools, and other public institutions in Utah, plans for a media campaign, news clippings, poll tracking information, research materials, and documents regarding speeches and presentations given by opponents of the initiatives. Also included are documents regarding supporters of the tax initiatives, particularly transcripts from Mills Crenshaw's radio program, which was a focal point of initiative support.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Cheryll May in 1988.
Gift of James Jardine in 2013.
Processed by Tracy Paul in 1989.
Addendum processed by Kevin Priest in 2014.
Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0484).
Taxpayers for Utah--Archives
Tax and expenditure limitations--Utah--History--Sources
Tax protests and appeals--Utah--History--Sources
Taxation--Utah
Electioneering--Utah
Public Finance
Reports
Clippings
Transcripts
Campaign Plan/Strategy
1
1
Reports and Strategy
1
1
Outline of Campaign Plan
1
2
Alpine School District Campaign Plan
2
1
Anti-initiative Party Platform Plank
2
2
Biographical Materials, Co-Chairmen
2
3
Budgets
2
4
Campaign Reports from Committee Leaders
2
5
Correspondence
2
6
Counties, Committee Lists and Miscellaneous Notes
2
7
Petition Review
2
8
Petition Verfication, Legal Opinions
2
9
Public Relations Plan
2
10
Town Meeting
2
11
Utah Office Products Show
2
12
Active Volunteers
2
13
Back up Volunteers
2
14
Volunteers, Coordinated Project
2
15
Volunteer Manual
2
16
Volunteer Program Strategy
2
17
Walk and Talk
2
18
Washington County, Samples for Starting Campaign
Impact Statements
3
1
Impact of Tax Limitations, Background
3
2
Bond Ratings
3
3
Cities
3
4
Counties
3
5
General
3
6
Libraries
3
7
Miscellaneous
3
8
Schools
3
9
State Services
3
10
Impact Report, Utah Association of Counties
Media
4
1
Media Plans
4
2
Advertisements, Newspaper
4
3
Advertisements, Radio
4
4
Advertisements, Television
4
5
Advertisements, For Print and Broadcast
4
6
Advertisements, Actually Used
4
7
Advertisements, Other States
4
8
Bumber Stickers
4
9
Campaign Literature, Counties
4
10
Campaign Literature, Media
4
11
Campaign Literature, Other Organizations
4
12
Direct Mail
4
13
Direct Mail, Examples
4
14
Direct Mail, Returns
4
15
National Press Coverage
4
16
Press Releases
4
17
Radio Interviews
4
18
Telemarketing, NICE Corporation
4
19
Television
4
20
Harris and Love, Authorizations for Children
4
21
Zabriskie and Associates Reports
News Clippings, Counties
5
1
Beaver County
5
2
Box Elder County
5
3
Cache County
5
4
Carbon County
5
5
Davis County
5
6
Duchesne County
5
7
Emery County
5
8
Garfield County
5
9
Grand County
5
10
Iron County
5
11
Juab County
5
12
Kane County
5
13
Millard County
5
14
Morgan County
5
15
Sanpete County
5
16
Sevier County
5
17
Summit County
5
18
Tooele County
6
1
Uintah County
6
2-4
Utah County
6
5
Wasatch County
6
6
Washington County
6
7-9
Weber County
News Clippings, Editorials
7
1
Anti-Tax Initiatives
7
2
Neutra-Tax Initiatives
7
3
Pro-Tax Intiatives
7
4
Anti-Tax Initiatives for Salt Lake County
7
5
Neutral-Tax Initiatives for Salt Lake County
7
6
Pro-Tax Initiatives for Salt Lake County
7
7
General Information
News Clippings, General Information
8
1
California Initiatives
8
2
Donations
8
3
Effective Initiatives in Other States
8
4-5
Gubernatorial Candidates Tax Plans
8
6
Local, State, and National Campaigns
8
7
Meetings, Debates
8
8
Mills Crenshaw
8
9
Polls
8
10
Pro Initiatives
8
11
State Legislature Campaign and Candidates Positions
News Clippings, Impact of Initiatives
9
1
Amendments and Propositions
9
2
Impact on Cities
9
3
Impact on Counties
9
4
Impact on Higher Education
9
5
Impact on Public Education
9
6
Impact on Public Education and the Economy
9
7
Financial
9
8
Individual
9
9
Initiative A
9
10
Initiative B
9
11
Initiative C
9
12
Libraries
9
13
Negative
9
14
Neutral
9
15
Positive
9
16
Public Safety
9
17
Seniors
9
18
Welfare
News Clippings, Miscellaneous
10
General Clippings
Polls
12
1
Analysis of September Survey
12
2-11
Poll Tracking
Research Materials
12
1
Report, Committee on Cost Effective Government
12
2
Public Education Background Materials
12
3
Education, State Comparison
12
4
Report, Office of Education Statistics
12
5
Public Employee Statistics
12
6
General
12
7
Initiative C
12
8
Other States
Speech Materials
13
1
Fact Sheet List and Summary
13
2
Speakers Packet and Background Information
13
3
Speaker Training Attendees
13
4
Speech Request Forms
13
5
Speeches and Reference Materials
13
6
Transparencies
13
7-8
Video Presentation Transcript
Tax Initiatives Supporters
14
1
Supporters of Tax Limitation List
14
2
Utah Taxpayers Association
14
3
Merrill Cook
14
4
Mills Crenshaw
14
5-12
Mills Crenshaw
Transcripts of radio talk show.
Support Organizations
15
1
Correspondence To and From Support Organizations
15
2
Business Endorsement Lists
15
3
Individual and Business Endorsements
15
4
Endorsement Form Letters
15
5
Form Letters From Employers to Employees
15
6
Support Organization Literature
15
7
Press Releases and Statements, Businesses and Organizations
15
8
American Association for Retired Persons
15
9
Helping Organizations for Public Education Coalition
15
10
Human Services Coalition
15
11
League of Women Voters
15
12
Ministerial Association
15
13
Parent/Teacher Association Volunteer Program
15
14
Regents, Higher Education Institutions
15
15
Salt Lake School District
16
1
University of Utah
16
2
University Student Groups
16
3
Press Release Utah Association of CPA's
16
4
Utah Candidate Stands and Voter Guide
16
5
Utah Education Association (UEA)
16
6
Utah Foundation
16
7
Utah Library Association
16
8
Utah Medical Association
16
9
Utah Peace Officers Association
Addendum
17
1-2
Invoices
17
3
Checks and receipts
17
4
Checks
18
1
Donor list and address to donors
18
2
Bank Statements
18
3
Deposit register (ledger book)
18
4
Magleby Analysis of 1988 Voting Behavior
18
5
Correspondence
19
1
Campaign overview and reference material
19
2
Memos
19
3
Media, mail, and Taxpayers Task Force information
19
4
Fundraising records
19
5
Donor and Member lists
19
6
D. Magleby Memos
19
7
Tracking data
October, 1988
19
8
Tracking data
October, 1988
20
1-3
Tracking and Survey data
21
1
Minutes, IRS information, budget updates
21
2
Organization information and records
21
3
Poll results and research focus group
21
4
Contribution correspondence and state vendor mailing
21
5
Check copies and receipts
22
1
Check copies and receipts; donor list
22
2
Memos, notes, correspondence, Jardine resume
22
3
Volunteer pledge cards
22
4
News advertisement, pamphlet, and mail