Constitutional Amendment: Require Limits on Local Property Tax Increases
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Constitutional Amendment: Require Limits on Local Property Tax Increases is a ballot measure in North Carolina on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Requires the state legislature to pass laws limiting how much counties, cities, and other local governments can raise property taxes each year, with exceptions lawmakers choose. The amendment sets no number itself; whether your property tax bill grows slower depends on the law that follows.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 10,730,404 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,730,404 ÷ 10,730,404) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in NC (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Requires the state legislature to pass laws limiting how much counties, cities, and other local governments can raise property taxes each year, with exceptions lawmakers choose. The amendment sets no number itself; whether your property tax bill grows slower depends on the law that follows.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
Lawmakers must pass a cap on yearly property tax increases by local governments; the size of the cap and any exceptions come later.
A NO vote means
Local governments keep setting property tax rates with no state-required cap.
Sources: ncleg.gov · ballotpedia.org · wunc.org · my.lwv.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.