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
  • Potential ballot measures Several potential ballot measures were also surveyed by Emerson, with questions regarding lowering the state income tax and rent control gaining the most favorability among voters polled.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • In the months since, as enthusiasm around AI has grown, the stock market and expectations about income tax collections have continued to climb.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Achieving near-100% online property tax payments, in partnership with our residents, is the single greatest operational efficiency gain yielding millions in more revenue annually.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The development is projected to generate around $100,000 annually in property tax revenue.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Aranda’s sixth-inning sac fly and Yandy Diaz’s eight-inning infield single tax Fried for two more runs.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The debt crisis is structural, rooted in decades of spending that outpaces revenue, and no single tax can undo that.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Regarding tax cuts, the bill calls for exempting the sales tax on school supplies that would save taxpayers nearly $6 million.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • These activities bring tourism and economic activity to Folsom, increasing the city’s sales tax revenue.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 May 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
  • Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s 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.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This would have come as news to the Highland Scots who invaded England in 1745 or the Irish Whiteboys who terrorized landlords and tax collectors a few decades later.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The only element likely still in play is the potential ability for the Heat to claw back some or all of Terry’s 2025-26 salary, a factor that would not have an impact on the payroll, salary cap or luxury tax going forward.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 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 9 May. 2026.

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