Voters on Nov. 8 soundly defeated two ballot initiatives that would have capped the number of short-term rentals and days of operation in Big Bear Lake, California, and banned all but host-occupied STRs in Portland, Maine. Meanwhile, almost all STR and lodging tax measures won voter approval on Election Night. New STR and lodging taxes, […] The post 2022 Election Results of Vacation Rental Ballot Measures appeared first on VRM Intel.| VRM Intel
Dozens of ballot initiatives on short-term rental regulations ranging from partial bans to tax increases will head to local voters this November. This year, California and Colorado are hot spots for ballot referendums on STRs with most initiatives seeking to increase incoming revenues from STRs. Colorado’s explosion in STR-related referendums stems from a new state […] The post Dozens of Vacation Rental Ballot Measures Heading to Voters this November appeared first on VRM Intel.| VRM Intel
The 2022 effort to cut Craighead County libraries' funding had more support in the rest of the county than in the city of Jonesboro.| Arkansas Advocate
Garland County Judge Darryl Mahoney on Friday ordered that a proposal to reduce the property tax funding the local library not be placed on the November ballot because the petition is deficient.| Arkansas Advocate
Many speakers said the ballot language would confuse people into voting for the measure even if they do not actually support defunding the library.| Arkansas Advocate
A ballot initiative that would eliminate assessed value property tax was approved for inclusion on the general election ballot by the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office on Friday.| North Dakota Monitor