North Dakota voters abolish never-used voting tax

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters have repealed a voting tax that was in the state constitution but never collected.

By: Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters have repealed a voting tax that was in the state constitution but never collected.

The North Dakota Constitution permitted a so-called poll tax of up to $1.50 per year on men aged 21 to 50. The provision dates back to statehood in 1889, and the amount is about $35 in today's dollars.

The Legislature has never approved such a tax, and a federal constitutional amendment and a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed poll taxes in every state in the 1960s.

The measure voters approved Tuesday removes the language from the state constitution.

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