October 7: NC Constitutional Amendments Webinar
The proposed amendments would limit local property tax levies, lower the constitutional cap on the state income tax rate from 7% to 3.5%, and expand the Constitution’s photo ID requirement to all methods of voting.
Our Amendments Action Alert and Election Toolkit include resources you can use and share, including nonpartisan amendment explainers, information about LWVNC’s position, social media materials, and resources to help understand the potential impact of the tax amendments on North Carolina communities.
Read the action alert and find resources here!
Want to dig deeper? Join LWVNC and Public Schools First NC on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m. for a statewide webinar examining the proposed amendments and what they could mean for North Carolinians.
Voters will consider amendments addressing the state's maximum income
tax rate, limits on local property-tax levies, and photo ID requirements for voting. This webinar will focus primarily on the two tax-related amendments and what they could mean for funding public schools and other public services.
We’ll be joined by legal experts Hilary Klein of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Marcus Gadson of the UNC School of Law for a closer look at the legal, voting rights and public-policy implications of changing our state Constitution.
Constitutional amendments are consequential: once approved by voters, they become part of the state constitution and are more difficult to change than ordinary laws. Our presenters
will help explain what the proposed amendments would do, how they could affect state and local government, and what voters should understand before casting their ballots.
There will be time for audience Q&A.