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Recent Examples of poll tax
Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).
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Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
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JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.
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David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.
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William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
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JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.
—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.
—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll tax
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The 34 measures include cuts to income tax for low- and middle income families, an overhaul of the creaking pension system, tougher rules for employees' sick leave and a reduction of the country's stifling bureaucracy.
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Supporters also point to other states that have eliminated their income tax and cast the proposal as a way to attract businesses and new residents.
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The anticipated pain of a massive property tax increase in Jersey City has been alleviated somewhat.
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DeSantis’ property tax plan would have raised the homestead exemption to $250,000 from the current $50,000 cap.
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The participant must also take a lump-sum distribution of the entire retirement plan balance within a single tax year.
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But that levy generates more than any other single tax at either level of government.
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Assisting with payroll tax issues, sales tax audits, and business restructuring to satisfy tax obligations.
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Voters passed an extension of the Crime Prevention Program, a sales tax that funds the city’s police department, during the May 2 election.
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Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.
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The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
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The existing tax, passed by voters in 2012 and extended in 2016, is set to expire in 2031.
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In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.
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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
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The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.
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“Poll tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll%20tax. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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