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Working People: We Have the Power to Make a State that Works for Us!
Get the information you need to vote for a better North Carolina for working people this November.
The State of Working People in North Carolina
Oxfam America recently ranked North Carolina dead last in the nation for workers’ rights and protections, a title we have held for six years running.
North Carolina has also repeatedly ranked among the best states for business. In other words, our lawmakers are making decisions that enrich corporations at the expense of working people.
At the same time, wages grew 3.4%, housing costs grew 3.6% and energy utilities grew 6%. Our legislators’ decisions made us the only state from 2023 to 2024 to experience a significant increase in income inequality.
The affordability crisis facing most North Carolinians is not an accident; it’s the result of legislators choosing corporations and the wealthiest one percent. To have a government that works for us, we must vote for candidates who support pro-worker policies and hold them accountable for their promises when in office.
Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot in 2026
Maximum Income Tax Rate of 3.5%
What it does: Lowers the personal income tax max cap from 7% to 3.5% in the state constitution.
How it will appear on your ballot:
For Constitutional amendment to keep the State income tax rate from being raised higher than three and one-half percent (3.5%).
Against Constitutional amendment to keep the State income tax rate from being raised higher than three and one-half percent (3.5%).
Impact for Working People
- While a lower income tax rate sounds nice, the average worker would save less than $170 while the wealthiest one percent would save $7,000.
- The cap would cause the state to lose $900 million in revenue next year alone.
- The loss of state revenue would hit public services like education and healthcare, or require replacing these critical funds through sales tax, fees, or other sources that would disproportionately hit working-class people.
- State legislators (the General Assembly) can already change income tax rates. The amendment would only make it harder for future lawmakers to change the tax rate. This would reduce flexibility in responding to emergencies or meeting the needs of a rapidly growing state.
VOTE NO
Limits on property tax increases by local governments
What it does: Requires the General Assembly to decide limits on how much revenue local governments can collect from property taxes. This amendment does not determine what that limit would be.
How it will appear on your ballot:
For Constitutional amendment requiring limits on property tax increases by local governments.
Against Constitutional amendment requiring limits on property tax increases by local governments.
Impact for Working People
- Yes, property taxes are high, but there are better ways to give property tax relief to North Carolinians struggling to make ends meet.
- This is a tax break for the ultra-wealthy, saving them lots of money and only saving average people a little.
- Takes away local autonomy by creating a permanent rule that limits local governments from raising money via property taxes. Even when the community would support paying those taxes to meet people’s needs.
- Property taxes make up a third of local funding; this would cut local government provisions like school buildings, roads, parks, and infrastructure.
VOTE NO
Require Photo ID for Voting
What it does: Expands the in-person voting requirement that everyone present photo identification before voting to mail-in and absentee voting.
How it will appear on your ballot:
For Constitutional amendment to require all voters, not just those presenting to vote in person, to present photo identification before voting.
Against Constitutional amendment to require all voters, not just those presenting to vote in person, to present photo identification before voting.
Impact for Working People
- Creates additional barriers for voters, particularly absentee voters like college students and military service members
- Low-income people are less likely to have photo identification
- Safeguards for voter fraud already exist; this added requirement could discourage people from voting
VOTE NO
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