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Our call — vote YES
The measure
Amendment 2 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on Tennessee's November 3, 2026 ballot. It would prohibit the General Assembly from levying, authorizing, or permitting any state tax on property — real, personal, or mixed. Local property taxes, levied by counties and cities, are unaffected. Tennessee does not currently impose a state property tax; the amendment would make it unconstitutional to create one.
What YES does
A yes vote permanently bars a state-level property tax in Tennessee.
What NO does
A no vote leaves a future legislature legally free to enact a state property tax by ordinary statute.
The math
No fiscal note for this measure was published on its Ballotpedia page; the amendment prohibits a tax that does not currently exist rather than repealing one that does.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
The best time to ban a bad tax is before anyone builds a budget on it. Property taxes are levied on unrealized paper value, fall due whether the owner earned anything that year, and fall hardest on retirees and family farms. Tennessee has run its state government without one; writing that fact into the constitution keeps it that way no matter who holds a future majority. Local governments keep their own levy, untouched. Vote yes.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia — Tennessee Amendment 2 measure page (accessed October 25, 2026)
- Ballotpedia — 2026 ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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