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Thank you for visiting Fargo-Moorhead Area Association of REALTORS® website.

If you haven’t heard of Constitutional Measure 2, you will hear a lot about it in the next few months.
Constitutional Measure 2, the elimination of property taxes in North Dakota, is going to be on the ballot June 12th. We, as a REALTOR® Association,
strongly oppose Constitutional Measure 2 and urge you to vote NO on June 12, 2012.

BECAUSE:

15 Minutes every 2 years:
The ND legislature meets 80 days every 2 years. If the Constitutional Measure 2 passes, 2100 entities from across the state will be battling for funding. That gives the legislature 15 minutes to decide the fate of these communities for the next 22 months unless the legislature has a special session---AT A COST OF $50,000 PER DAY.

Special Assessments will stay:  
Constitutional Measure 2 will ONLY abolish property taxes. Special Assessments can still be assessed on property owners without a public vote.

Out-of-state landowners gain the most:
In 2010, nonresident property owners paid $126.8 million in property taxes—16.7% of total property tax paid for 2010. North Dakota residents will have to foot the bill if this passes with the raising of other taxes and fees that affect everyone in the state.

The elderly and veterans are NOT being forced from their homes:
In North Dakota, in 2010, 99% of all property tax foreclosures were on undeveloped land/vacant property. In 2010 there were 8 occupied home foreclosures due to property tax delinquency. NONE of the residents were elderly.

Property taxes work locally:
Property taxes account for 41% of county revenues. By abolishing property taxes, expenses will need to be covered by other revenue sources that are not guaranteed in Constitutional Measure 2 (sales tax, income tax, car licensing—to name a few).

Oil & gas extraction taxes are not permanent funding:
The proponents are banking that the oil will last forever. Do you want to gamble your future and your child’s future on something that could be gone tomorrow?

Constitutional Measure 2 changes the State Constitution:
If this passes, did you know that the legislature cannot repeal or amend the measure for 7 years, except by a 2/3 vote of BOTH houses.

North Dakota
is a strong state and is envied by many other states. If Constitutional Measure 2 is the “save all”, than why aren’t the struggling states doing this?  

Many people think as a REALTOR® Association we would be behind this measure, but we, as REALTORS®, are concerned about the future of our communities and our state. That is why we are voting NO.

Please join us on
June 12th and:   VOTE NO ON MEASURE 2!!   

Thank you,
Todd Anhorn

 

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