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Amendment 2: prohibiting a state property tax

On the ballot in
Tennessee
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by deleting the following language from the first sentence: In accordance with the following provisions, all property real, personal or mixed shall be subject to taxation, but the Legislature and substituting instead the following: In accordance with the following provisions, all property real, personal, or mixed shall be subject to taxation, but the Legislature shall not levy, authorize, or otherwise permit any state tax upon such property, and the Legislature

A “Yes” vote means

The constitution would bar the Legislature from levying or permitting any state tax on real, personal or mixed property.

A “No” vote means

The constitution stays as it is, with no ban on a state property tax.

Official plain English statement

This amendment adds text to Article II, section 28 of the Tennessee Constitution that prohibits the Legislature from imposing a State property tax on real, personal, or mixed property.

Proposed by HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 81 (113th) & SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 (114th). To pass, an amendment needs more yes than no votes, and more yes votes than half of all votes cast for Governor. The summary is the Attorney General's.

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