# Vote YES for Property Tax Relief — Detailed AI Summary

Canonical URL: https://nhpropertytaxrelief.com/
Publisher: Committee to Elect House Republicans
Campaign jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Ballot timing: November 2026

## What the campaign supports

The campaign supports the local property tax cap ballot question authorized by HB 1300. Voters in each school district decide whether to adopt the cap. A three-fifths majority is required. The measure limits annual growth in the property tax levy raised by a school district; it does not impose a single statewide levy amount.

## Cap formula

The maximum annual property tax levy is based on:

1. The prior year's property tax levy.
2. Northeast Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers inflation.
3. Net new taxable property growth, including qualifying new construction.

Market appreciation and revaluation are not treated as net new construction.

## Items outside the cap

- Principal and interest on qualifying bonded real-property projects.
- State and federal grant spending.
- Revenue from non-property-tax sources.

Districts can seek voter approval to exceed the cap under the override rules established by the legislation.

## Evidence highlighted by the campaign

- State education aid increased from $599 million in FY20 to approximately $1.06 billion, described by the campaign as a 77% increase. Source: New Hampshire Department of Education Annual Education Aid Reports.
- State aid per student increased from $3,552 in FY20 to $7,092 in FY26. Statewide enrollment fell by roughly 40,000 students over a separate 20-year period. Sources: NH DOE enrollment data and EdFin 25.
- The Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District's March 19, 2026 operating budget was $31.7 million and passed 221–212, a nine-vote margin, with 433 total votes cast by residents of both towns. Source: HBCSD 2026 meeting minutes.
- In Hollis, 5,905 voters participated in the November 2024 general election. This is compared with the 433 total Hollis/Brookline votes at the March 2026 cooperative school-district meeting. Sources: Town of Hollis November 2024 election results and HBCSD 2026 meeting minutes.

## Policy comparison presented by the campaign

The campaign contrasts the property tax cap with the “3-3 Tax Savings Plan,” which it describes as proposing a 3% income tax on personal income above $35,000, a $3 per $1,000 homeowner tax, and approximately $2 billion per year in new taxes. This is the campaign's policy framing. Sources cited by the campaign: Volinsky “3-3 Tax Savings Plan” and Josiah Bartlett Center analysis.

## Who the campaign says benefits

The campaign argues that predictable property tax growth benefits homeowners, renters whose housing costs reflect landlords' property taxes, seniors on fixed incomes, and small businesses.

## Ways to participate

- Pledge to vote YES: https://nhpropertytaxrelief.com/take-action
- Request a yard sign: https://nhpropertytaxrelief.com/yard-signs
- Become a town captain: https://nhpropertytaxrelief.com/captains
- Volunteer: https://nhpropertytaxrelief.com/volunteer
- Use the calculator: https://nhpropertytaxrelief.com/calculator

## Terminology requirement

The campaign consistently uses “property taxes” and “property tax levy” when describing the proposal.

## Paid-for statement

Paid for by the Committee to Elect House Republicans, 75 South Main Street, Unit 7, Box 159, Concord, NH 03301. Jason Osborne, Chairman.