Debate heats up on statewide property tax proposal
Steve Hallstrom
Special to The Farmer
A movement to dramatically change how local government is funded, in North Dakota, has cleared a key hurdle on its path to the November ballot.
The group, End Unfair Property Taxes, has turned in more than 40,000 signatures for a petition that would end assessment-based property taxes. The Secretary of State’s office is currently reviewing the signatures to determine their validity. The group needs 31,164 valid signatures to proceed to the statewide general election ballot.
The face of End Unfair Property Taxes is Rick Becker, former State Representative who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in the June primary.
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