All three North Carolina Constitutional amendments approved
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North Carolinians voted to approve three changes to the state constitution they were asked to weigh in on by the N.C. General Assembly.
Why it matters: The changes to the state constitution will have long-lasting impacts on taxes and voting rules in North Carolina, among other issues.
Driving the news: The results were a rare bright spot for Republicans on election night after pushing for the three items on the ballot as a way to solidify their own policy goals.
- With 95 percent of the votes in, all three constitutional amendments passed with around 60% of the votes, according to The New York Times, which used data from AP.
Zoom in: Here's how the state voted on the amendments:
💵 Limit property tax increases by local governments: An amendment that would require state legislators to enact laws limiting how much total property tax levies can increase passed with more than 60% of the vote.
- It remains to be seen what the cap on property tax increases will look like, as the General Assembly will now be tasked with determining how it would look.
🪪 Require voters to present photo ID: An amendment to require all voters to show some form of photo ID — not just those voting in person — passed with nearly 60% of the vote.
- Under state law, voters already must show their ID. The state constitution currently says that photo ID is required to vote in person. This amendment would strike the "in-person" part, so mail-in voting is included.
💰 Cap the state income tax rate at 3.5%: Voters passed the amendment to cap the state's income tax rate with almost 62%.
- This will not immediately lower taxes. The personal income tax rate is 3.99% but is lowering to 3.49% in 2027.