Tell me about the overall effect of these constitutional amendments pertaining to property taxes.

Sure.

So there's a lot of property tax amendments on the ballot, and that's not surprising.

To do anything with property taxes in the state, you need a constitutional amendment.

That's the way our constitution is set up.

And one of the reasons for that is to prevent the legislature from passing a lot of property tax exemptions, which only affect local government.

So it means we vote on more constitutional amendments, but that's the reason for it.

Tell me about those.

Tell me about the overall effect of these constitutional amendments pertaining to property taxes.

Sure.

So there's a lot of property tax amendments on the ballot, and that's not surprising.

To do anything with property taxes in the state, you need a constitutional amendment.

That's the way our constitution is set up.

And one of the reasons for that is to prevent the legislature from passing a lot of property tax exemptions, which only affect local government.

So it means we vote on more constitutional amendments, but that's the reason for it.

Tell me about those.

... fundamental change, right?

Well, it's, it's, um, it is a change.

I don't know how fundamental it is.

I will say it is... it's actually not that complicated an amendment, but it sits within this fairly complicated body of law about property taxes and rolling forward and rolling back.

So this is actually one you might be able to help me with, 'cause this is a tough one to explain.

Um, every four years, you have a, a reassessment.

So the assessors say, "Okay, um, how has property values, how have they increased?" And if property values have increased, that means your property taxes are gonna go up because, 'cause the values have gone up.

This sounds serious.

This is a big, fundamental change, right?

Well, it's, it's, um, it is a change.

I don't know how fundamental it is.

I will say it is, it's actually not that complicated an amendment, but it sits within this fairly complicated body of law about property taxes and rolling forward and rolling back.

So this is actually one you might be able to help me with 'cause this is a tough one to explain.

Um, every four years you have a, a reassessment.

So the assessors say, "Okay, um, how has property values, how have they increased?" And if property values have increased, that means your property taxes are gonna go up because, because the values have gone up.

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