‘The Big Unknown’: Orange County Leaders Rally Against Proposed Property Tax Constitutional Amendment

With Election Day approaching, the candidates on your ballot are campaigning heavily for your votes — but the candidates are not the only things on this year’s ballot.

North Carolinians are also being asked to vote on three state constitutional amendments: one to enshrine a voter-ID requirement, one that would cap the state income tax at no more than 3.5%, and a third that would require state lawmakers to place limits on local governments’ ability to raise property taxes.

Those proposals seem straightforward — but Orange County leaders are warning voters that the negative consequences could be significant if they pass…

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