Sources & details
Ballot amendments: the full record
The support file for Three amendments on your ballot, side by side: each fact with its source and the complete source list.
Fact by fact
What the record shows
| Fact | Source |
|---|---|
| Key dates: voter registration deadline Oct. 9 (5 p.m.); early voting with same-day registration Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 (ends 3 p.m.); absentee ballot request deadline Oct. 20 (5 p.m.); Election Day Nov. 3, polls 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | NC State Board of Elections, upcoming election (captured Oct. 4, 2026) |
| Three statewide constitutional amendments are on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot: photo ID for voting, a 3.5% maximum income tax rate, and a property tax levy limit, each with For and Against choices. | NCSBE statewide referendum choices, Nov. 3, 2026 (PDF) |
| Amendment 1: Art. VI, Sec. 2(4) now requires photo ID of "voters offering to vote in person"; if approved it would read "Voters shall present photographic identification before voting." | NC Constitution, Article VI (current and contingent text) |
| State law already asks mail-in voters to return a photocopy of their ID or an exception affidavit with their ballot. | G.S. 163-230.1 |
| Amendment 2: Art. V, Sec. 2(6) caps the income tax rate at seven percent today; if approved, the cap would be three and one-half percent. | NC Constitution, Article V (current and contingent text) |
| The legislature has already scheduled the individual income tax rate at 3.99% in 2026, 3.49% in 2027 through 2029, 3.24% in 2030 through 2032 and 2.99% after 2032, not counting possible revenue-trigger reductions. | S.L. 2026-41 (S257) §44.1 (signed July 7, 2026) |
| Amendment 3: Art. V, Sec. 2(5) would add "The General Assembly shall enact general laws limiting the amount by which the levy of taxes on property may increase, which may include exceptions." It sets no number. | NC Constitution, Article V (contingent text) |
| State law already caps county and city property tax rates at $1.50 per $100 of value for most purposes; voter-approved levies and some purposes, such as debt service, are outside the cap. | G.S. 153A-149(c) (counties); G.S. 160A-209 (cities) |
| Mayor Pro Tem Terry Mahaffey wrote that North Carolina "does not need a symbolic property tax amendment" but one that solves the problem residents are actually facing. | Terry Mahaffey, "North Carolina Is Debating the Wrong Property Tax Amendment," May 5, 2026 |
| The John M. Brown Community Center, 53 Hunter St., Apex, is a Wake County early voting site, Oct. 15 to Oct. 31; any Wake County voter can use any Wake early voting site. | NCSBE early voting site list, Nov. 2026 (PDF, Wake County) |
Sources
Complete source list
- NC State Board of Elections, referendum choices list, upcoming election dates, and early voting site list, captured Oct. 4, 2026.
- NC Constitution, Article V and Article VI (current and contingent text); amendments proposed by S.L. 2024-58, S.L. 2026-4 and S.L. 2026-5.
- S.L. 2026-41 (S257, 2026 Appropriations Act) §44.1, income tax rate schedule.
- N.C.G.S. 153A-149, 160A-209, 163-230.1.
- Terry Mahaffey, "North Carolina Is Debating the Wrong Property Tax Amendment," May 5, 2026.
Info current as of October 4, 2026. This page explains the official text; it is not legal advice.