North Dakota voters will decide in November whether to eliminate property taxes. The change would be a first for a state and a major move.

North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be a first for a state and a major change that officials initially estimate would require more than $1 billion every year in replacement revenue.

Secretary of State Michael Howe’s office said Friday that backers submitted more than enough signatures to qualify the constitutional initiative for the November general election. Voters rejected a similar measure in 2012.

Property taxes are the base funding for numerous local government services, including sewers, water, roads, jails, deputies, school building construction and teacher salaries — “pretty much the most basic of government,” said North Dakota Association of Counties Executive Director Aaron Birst.

      • TransplantedSconie
        67·
        3 months ago

        “What do you mean we have no police,fire,schools,water,roads? What happened?”-- dumbasses who ended property tax at the urging of the wealthy

        • clearedtoland@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          3 months ago

          Oh this is curious! Cause the solution would be for those services to be privatized. I wonder how many would pay for those services.

          “No, Jimmy. You don’t need to go to skool. Now go change bale the hay.”

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          93·
          3 months ago

          What do you mean we have no police,fire,schools,water,roads?

          Somehow there’s always money in the banana stand for more cops.

      • misterztrite@lemmy.world
        11·
        3 months ago

        Is it they got a two term Democratic governor and asserted to not amend the Kansas constitution to specifically state abortion wasn’t included?