Voters in seven states decide Tuesday, Nov. 3, on 12 statewide ballot measures that would change how property taxes are figured, capped or collected. The states are Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming. Every one is a proposal. Nothing changes on any tax bill unless the measure passes.
Where the 12 measures are
Ballotpedia, which tracks ballot measures, counts 12 statewide property tax measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. Florida has two, Georgia has one, Louisiana has five, and North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming have one each.
A 13th measure is already settled. Louisiana voters defeated Amendment 4, which would have let parishes exempt business inventory from property tax, on May 16, according to Ballotpedia News. It is not on the November ballot.
Which of these touch a senior homeowner’s bill?
The measures that reach most older homeowners are the ones that raise exemptions or cap how fast an assessed value can grow. Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Wyoming each have one of those. Anyone living in those states should read the exact question on the ballot, then check whether the change applies to a primary home, to farmland or to all property…