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According to the story, Tahoe property owners are pushing back against the proposed parcel tax if not occupied frequently enough. This is the first I have heard it must also be a legal domicile where you are registered to vote, or you get taxed. Never heard of that?
But here is the catch: it will be approved or denied by the voters. But the ones affected (property owners) are not allowed to vote. If so, how do you "push back?" From the article:
"But Cimino and other homeowners who live primarily out of town likely won't actually be able to vote on the new measure.
"The election code is actually very specific that it needs to be your legal domicile is where you can register to vote, and that's where you spend the majority of the year. So the Registrar of Voters has been tipped off that there have been cases of voter fraud, and they are pursuing that," Richmond said."
Where does this trail lead? Maybe CA can vote on making vehicle registration fees for diesel trucks 10x the current amount, and only allow owners of electric vehicles to vote?
Taxation without representation?
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But here is the catch: it will be approved or denied by the voters. But the ones affected (property owners) are not allowed to vote. If so, how do you "push back?" From the article:
"But Cimino and other homeowners who live primarily out of town likely won't actually be able to vote on the new measure.
"The election code is actually very specific that it needs to be your legal domicile is where you can register to vote, and that's where you spend the majority of the year. So the Registrar of Voters has been tipped off that there have been cases of voter fraud, and they are pursuing that," Richmond said."
Where does this trail lead? Maybe CA can vote on making vehicle registration fees for diesel trucks 10x the current amount, and only allow owners of electric vehicles to vote?
Taxation without representation?

South Lake Tahoe homeowners pushing back against vacancy tax measure
A ballot measure in South Lake Tahoe would tax homeowners who aren't at their properties for at least half the year, and now some of those homeowners are fighti
