Round 2 brews for property tax cap

Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette

nkelly@jg.net

INDIANAPOLIS - The 1851 Indiana Constitution goes on public display in its simple but sophisticated elm case Thursday - Statehood Day - and remains there until the 2009 legislative session concludes in April.

The document has been altered - through amendment or repeal - about 100 times in more than 150 years.

Lawmakers file dozens of proposed constitutional amendments every year such as protecting the right to hunt and defining marriage. But largely because of a lengthy process and Hoosiers' generally conservative nature, most fail.

When legislators return Jan. 7, there will be at least one more key battle to amend the timeless document by placing property tax caps into the language.