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referendum on a constitutional amendment as described in the title, in November <br />1998. If approved, the amendment would authorize boards of county <br />commissioners to raise both the amount of property excluded and the income <br />threshold of the Homestead Exemption; but would prohibit counties from <br />reducing either. <br /> <br />It is our understanding that the constitutionality of this law was questioned by General <br />Assembly members since each county would be given authority to modify the current <br />scheduled amounts, thereby causing uniformity problems statewide. North Carolina <br />officials have taken pride in making sure tax laws apply equally throughout all counties. I <br />realize that Cabarrus County has authority to put these and many other issues on a <br />referendum, but I would only advise caution when considering changing North Carolina <br />Property Tax Laws. <br /> <br /> <br />