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North Carolina voters approve constitutional amendment requiring photo ID for mail-in ballots
The measures would expand voter ID rules, cap the state income tax at 3.5%, and let lawmakers limit local property tax growth.
- On Tuesday, North Carolina voters approved three constitutional amendments by roughly a 6-in-10 ratio, expanding voter photo ID requirements, capping the state income tax at 3.5%, and authorizing the General Assembly to limit local property tax increases.
- Lawmakers approved placing these amendments on the ballot during the previous election cycle, aiming to cement existing regulations within the Constitution and make future legislative or judicial alterations significantly more difficult.
- Voters expanded photo identification requirements to include absentee mail-in ballots, building on 2023 rules where the Supreme Court mandated photocopies of photo IDs or completion of an ID Exception Form accompany mailed ballots.
- The amendment permanently caps the state personal income tax at 3.5% starting in 2027; while statutory schedules previously planned for rates to drop further, this constitutional ceiling prevents future rate hikes above that level.
- Senate leader Phil Berger formed a 20-member Senate Select Committee to explore tax considerations, as the property tax amendment now empowers the General Assembly to establish a 'levy limit' on local government revenue increases.
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