Wyoming Homeowner Primary-Residence Property Tax Exemption Initiative (Nov 2026)

What The Measure Does

• Exempts 50 percent of the assessed value of an owner's primary residence from property taxation.
• Limits the exemption to owners who have resided in Wyoming for at least one year and occupied the home for at least six months in the prior tax year; the state would not backfill the lost local revenue.
• The state Department of Revenue estimated the cut at roughly $124.7 million in statewide property-tax revenue the first year (about 23 percent of the total), of which public schools were projected to lose about $81.3 million; the Secretary of State's office gave a lower estimate near $92.6 million excluding some local-government impact.

How It Got On The Ballot

• Citizen-initiated statute, not a constitutional amendment — Wyoming citizens may initiate statutes but not amendments. It reached the ballot by petition, not by legislative referral.
• Secretary of State Chuck Gray (R) certified it in early January 2025 (January 3), after the office verified 30,251 valid signatures — clearing the roughly 29,730-signature threshold (15 percent of the last general-election turnout, including 15 percent in at least two-thirds of counties).
• Placed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot.

Who Supports This

• Brent Bien, lead organizer of the committee of applicants
• Cheryl Aguiar, committee-of-applicants member

Who Opposes This

• Rep. Liz Storer (D-Jackson), who raised concerns about the hit to schools and local services
• Gov. Mark Gordon (R) — has generally opposed deep property-tax cuts (no statement opposing this specific initiative was cleanly sourced)