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City of Charlotte Housing Bonds Referendum

On the ballot in
City of Charlotte
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Additional property taxes may be levied on property located in the City of Charlotte in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on bonds if approved by the following ballot question. Shall the order authorizing $125,000,000 of bonds plus interest to provide funds to pay the capital costs of housing projects for the benefit of persons of low income, or moderate income, or low and moderate income, including construction of infrastructure improvements related thereto and the acquisition of land and rights-of-way required therefor, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds be approved, in light of the following: (1) The estimated cumulative cost over the life of the bond, using the highest interest rate charged for similar debt over the last 20 years, would be $198,396,312.50 (consisting of $125,000,000 principal amount of bonds plus $73,396,312.50 of interest). (2) The estimated amount of property tax liability increase for each one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of property tax value to service the cumulative cost over the life of the bond provided above would be $0.00 per year.

A “Yes” vote means

Approves the order letting the City of Charlotte issue up to $125,000,000 in bonds for housing projects for low- and moderate-income residents, repaid with property taxes if needed.

A “No” vote means

Rejects the order; the City of Charlotte could not issue these $125,000,000 in housing bonds.

One of three City of Charlotte bond questions totaling $425 million; City Council adopted the bond orders on August 10, 2026. The ballot estimates the property tax increase needed to repay these bonds at $0.00 per $100,000 of value per year.

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