North Carolina voters to decide on two measures on property and income tax limits in November
The General Assembly of North Carolina approved two constitutional amendments on property and income tax limits for the Nov. 3 ballot.
The first amendment, introduced as Senate Bill 1080 (SB 1080) on May 13, would prohibit raising the state income tax rate above 3.5%. As of 2026, North Carolina has a flat individual income tax rate of 3.99%. Currently, Section 2, Article 5 of the North Carolina Constitution sets the maximum allowable income tax rate at 7%.
In 2018, voters approved a constitutional amendment lowering the maximum allowable state income tax rate from 10% to 7%. The vote was 57.4% to 42.6%.
The second proposed amendment, introduced as House Bill 1089 (HB 1089) on April 28, would require the General Assembly to pass laws limiting property taxes increases. Under the amendment, the General Assembly would not be permitted to authorize local governments to levy taxes on property, “except for purposes authorized by general law uniformly applicable throughout the State, unless the tax is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the unit who vote thereon.”
Votes in both chambers on each amendment were mostly split along party lines, with Republicans voting in support and most Democrats voting in opposition.
North Carolina is one of 11 states with a divided government. Republicans control both chambers of the Legislature, and Governor Josh Stein is a Democrat.
Federal judge strikes down part of New Hampshire's documentary proof of citizenship law
All 49 states with voter registration systems (North Dakota is the exception) require prospective voters to attest to their U.S. citizenship. In 12 states, voters must also provide documentary evidence of their citizenship, such as a birth certificate, passport, or naturalization papers.
One of those states, New Hampshire, must now again allow voters to register to vote if they sign a sworn affidavit attesting to their citizenship under penalty of perjury. The policy change is the result of a May 28 U.S. District Court ruling, which said parts of the New Hampshire law requiring individuals to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote were unconstitutional.
Beyond the eight states that have laws requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration in all cases, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi require proof of citizenship at the time of registration if a person's citizenship status cannot be confirmed by other means. Ohio requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility.
As of June 1, Alabama and Louisiana have not implemented their proof-of-citizenship laws. A federal court blocked Kansas' proof-of-citizenship law in 2018.
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