poll tax

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Recent Examples of poll tax 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. 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 Prior to council tax, there was poll tax which was so wildly unpopular, people began rioting across England. Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for poll tax
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Noun
  • The Georgia Senate on Thursday approved two bills that would dramatically scale back the state’s individual income tax.
    David Wickert, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The income tax rate can be lowered by continuing to grow our state and local economies by attracting new business with high-paying jobs by supporting fiscally conservative policies and keeping state income taxes low.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In Delray Beach, almost all of our property tax goes to police and fire with additional revenue covering everything else.
    Delores Rangel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Pappas has been one of the most vociferous critics of Tyler Technologies, the company that has been in charge of the rocky upgrade of the county’s property tax system, for more than a decade.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Proponents of the ballot initiative argue that Silicon Valley’s unmatched ecosystem of founders, investors, and talent is so alluring that no single tax would cause current and would-be billionaires to relocate.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • For instance, will the severance land in a single tax year and push your household into a higher bracket?
    Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • How much did your community book in marijuana sales tax?
    Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The city also has a number of road repair projects to complete — a central part of the previous sales tax pitch — and reserve accounts to strengthen.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • In May, President Donald Trump's administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, France's former Culture Minister Jack Lang resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over reported past financial links to Epstein that prompted a tax investigation.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • All tax ideas are subject to public hearings and a vote by the tax-writing finance committee, along with approval by the full House and Senate.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Poll tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll%20tax. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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