Voters will decide whether to enshrine expanded voter ID, cap the state income tax at 3.5%, and limit property-tax increases in the North Carolina Constitution. This brief explains what each amendment would do, who supports and opposes them, and practical implications for state budgets and voting.
Voter ID amendment would require photo ID for absentee (mail-in) voters and place the rule in the state constitution.
Income tax amendment would permanently cap the state individual income tax rate at 3.5%, affecting future revenue available for state services.
voters will determine the fate of three proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution. The ballot measures involve a broader mandate for voter ID, capping the state income tax, and limiting property taxes. Notably, the referenda will appear on the back of the ballot for many voters.
Because it was passed just a month after a statewide election, it now appears on this year's ballot. "I just think it adds a hurdle that's unnecessary and (is) meant to address what is perceived to be voter security issues when there really is no problem with folks not having that (security) for absentee ballots," Harrison told WUNC News. Here's what they are, what they would do, and what some supporters and opponents say.
Lawmakers voted to approve the amendment in December 2024. That law was struck down after a federal court declared it unconstitutional. Support for the amendment falls almost entirely along partisan lines.
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When North Carolina voters mark their ballots for the November 3 election, they will consider three constitutional amendments. One of them states, “Constitutional amendment to require all voters, not just those presenting to vote in person, to present photo identification before voting.” In other words, people who vote
“The proposed constitution amendments, already started by the 10th National Assembly, shall be passed in the life of this current Assembly,” he said.
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