Ballot measure · North Carolina · November 3, 2026

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - PROPERTY TAX LEVY LIMIT

Title as the state lists it: Property Tax Levy Limit^1,2,3,4

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment

How it got there: Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure: Constitutional amendment
To pass: A majority of the votes on it
Researched: October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would require the General Assembly to pass general laws limiting how much the property tax levies of counties, cities and other local governments may increase, and those laws may include exceptions.^2,3 Where in the source: Section 1

A no vote

A no vote would keep the constitution as it is, where local property taxes must be for purposes allowed by statewide general law or approved by local voters, but the General Assembly is not required to limit how much those levies may increase.² Where in the source: Section 1

More about it

If approved, the amendment takes effect when the State Board of Elections certifies the result; the actual limits would come from laws the General Assembly passes afterward.² Where in the source: Sections 1 and 4

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.^1,2,3,4

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.^1,2,3,4

The General Assembly placed this amendment on the November 3, 2026 ballot through Session Law 2026-5 (House Bill 1089), ratified in May 2026.^2,3

It is on North Carolina's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.^1,5 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on North Carolina's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor.² Where in the source: Section 3