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North Carolinians broadly support the constitutional amendments on the November ballot, but voters' views on property taxes shifted when they heard about potential trade-offs, according to a new Catawba College poll.
The poll split 1,000 North Carolinians into two groups, with one presented the tax proposals on their own and the other also hearing arguments for and against them. Nearly 8 in 10 supported a proposed amendment requiring lawmakers to limit how much local governments can raise property taxes when presented on its own, but support dropped 10 points to 69% in the second group, which was told the amendment could help make housing more affordable but could also pressure financially struggling counties to cut services. Dr. Michael Bitzer of Catawba College said the results show voters take information into account and adjust their views. The other amendment, lowering the constitutional cap on the state personal income tax rate from 7% to 3.5%, saw support barely change, at about 66-67%.
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