TPD Forum: NC Constitutional Amendments

** Cross posting for TPD *
This is not a GTT sponsored event

Forum: Vote No on the November Constitutional Amendments

Transylvania Partners for Democracy invites citizens representing all political viewpoints to attend a community forum explaining the impact of  two of the three amendments of the NC constitution which are on the ballot this November. The forum will take place at the Transylvania County Library’s Rogow Room on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7 p.m.

Amendment 1 bars the state from increasing state income taxes more than 3.5 per cent.

Amendment 2 requires the General Assembly to enact laws limiting increases in property taxes by local governments although it does not establish guidelines for such legislation. (Amendment 3 requires a  photo ID when voting by mail.) 

Sally Hodges-Copple a public policy analyst for the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center and  Brevard City Manager Wilson Hooper, will discuss the  consequences of  these amendments  and address questions from the audience.

A  recent statewide poll showed a clear majority of voters favored the passage of these measures, but  most  poll respondents  seemed unaware of the negative consequences of these amendments on the state county and local governments.

The Transylvania Partners for Democracy press release pointed out that  many non-partisan organizations have opposed the amendments, including the Carolina Association of County Commissioners, the North Carolina League of Municipalities, the North Carolina League of Women Voters, “Public Schools First.”  Such measures, they note, shift power from local governments, which are familiar with local needs, to the state and make it difficult to respond to  future needs (or crises).

 The evening’s forum will explore the impact of these amendments upon the state and particularly upon Transylvania’s county and local governments