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19 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Clark County
The November 3, 2026 general election
From the Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues, as of September 18, 2026
Every property tax levy, income tax, bond and sales tax that reaches Clark County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 6 ask for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond) and 13 renew a tax already collected. Which are on your own ballot depends on where you live: your county board of elections has each precinct’s sample ballot and the exact wording.
How earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, 141 tax issues reaching Clark County have been decided — 111 passed and 30 failed. Renewals passed 91 of 93; of the issues asking for new money, 12 of 32 passed; of the other 16 (replacements), 8 passed.
Clark County · November 3, 2026 general election
- Tax issues
- 19
- Asking for new money
- 6
- Renewals
- 13
5 from school districts
a new tax, an increase or a bond; 2 from school districts
continue a tax already collected
No issue in Clark County matches that name.
School districts 5
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Clark-Shawnee Local
New SchoolsSchool district
Income tax, 0.5% · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2027
Current expenses
$50 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes
Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.
Clark-Shawnee Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new income tax from FY2027 and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →
6 earlier tax issues from Clark-Shawnee Local since 2020
- May 2026 · Income tax, new, 1% — Current expenses — failed 1,231 to 2,011
- Nov 2025 · Income tax, new, 1% — Current expenses — failed 921 to 2,481
- May 2025 · Income tax, new, 1% — Current expenses — failed 622 to 1,340
- Aug 2022 · Property tax, substitute, 12.1 mills — Necessary requirements — passed 872 to 861
- May 2022 · Property tax, substitute, 12.1 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 1,232 to 1,396
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, substitute, 12.5 mills — Necessary Requirements — failed 1,031 to 1,114
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Northwestern Local
Renewal School buildingsSchool district · also reaches Champaign County
Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2026
Permanent improvements
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
Building money: kept outside the general fund, so it is not in Northwestern Local’s budget forecast. Its budget →
5 earlier tax issues from Northwestern Local since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, substitute, 5.32 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 892 to 1,893
- May 2021 · Property tax, substitute, 6.86 mills — Necessary requirements — passed 1,078 to 651
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Permanent improvements — passed 3,182 to 2,703
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, substitute, 6.86 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 2,413 to 3,418
- Mar 2020 · Property tax, substitute, 7.16 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 1,029 to 1,050
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Northwestern Local
Renewal SchoolsSchool district · also reaches Champaign County
Property tax, 4.32 mills · 5 years · from 2026
Current operating expenses
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. Northwestern Local sits at Ohio’s 20-mill floor on the state’s 2025 rates, so its operating levies, this one among them, are no longer cut when homes are revalued: what they collect rises with values, which a 2025 law holds to inflation.
Northwestern Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →
5 earlier tax issues from Northwestern Local since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, substitute, 5.32 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 892 to 1,893
- May 2021 · Property tax, substitute, 6.86 mills — Necessary requirements — passed 1,078 to 651
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Permanent improvements — passed 3,182 to 2,703
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, substitute, 6.86 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 2,413 to 3,418
- Mar 2020 · Property tax, substitute, 7.16 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 1,029 to 1,050
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Southeastern Local
New SchoolsSchool district · also reaches Greene County
Income tax, 0.5% · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2027
Current expenses
$50 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes
Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.
Southeastern Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →
2 earlier tax issues from Southeastern Local since 2020
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 1,283 to 962
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 3.69 mills — Avoiding an operating deficit — passed 433 to 300
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Tecumseh Local
Renewal SchoolsSchool district · also reaches Miami County
Property tax, 1.31 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Current operating expenses
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. Tecumseh Local sits at Ohio’s 20-mill floor on the state’s 2025 rates, so its operating levies, this one among them, are no longer cut when homes are revalued: what they collect rises with values, which a 2025 law holds to inflation.
Tecumseh Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →
4 earlier tax issues from Tecumseh Local since 2020
- May 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 7 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 1,589 to 670
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, substitute, 7 mills — Necessary requirements — failed 3,506 to 5,093
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 4 mills — Improve, renovate & add to school facilities & provide equipment, furnishings & site improvements — passed 4,760 to 3,888
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.13 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 1,668 to 913
The county 1
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Clark
Renewal HealthCounty
Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027
Provide & maintain expenses of Health District
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
4 earlier tax issues from Clark since 2020
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 1.65 mills — Operate community mental health addiction treatment & prevention; to acquire, construct, renovate finance, maintain & operate facilities through the Mental Health And Recovery Board of Clark, Greene and Madison Counties — passed 27,275 to 12,705
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 1.4 mills — Provide & maintain senior citizens services or facilities & programs through Elderly United of Springfield and Clark County DBA United Senior Center — passed 28,603 to 10,025
- May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.3 mills — Operate free public museum services of art, science or history, & facilities — passed 13,451 to 7,029
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Support children's services & the care & placement of children — passed 36,939 to 24,235
Cities 1
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New Carlisle
New Fire & EMSCity
Income tax, 0.5% · from Jan 1, 2027
Fire protection & EMS
$50 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes
3 earlier tax issues from New Carlisle since 2020
- May 2025 · Income tax, continuation, 0.5% — Police expenses — passed 433 to 215
- May 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 193 to 31
- May 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Health services — passed 163 to 62
Villages 2
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Donnelsville
Renewal General operatingVillage
Property tax, 7 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Current expenses
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
1 earlier tax issue from Donnelsville since 2020
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 7 mills — Current operating expenses — passed 40 to 19
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South Charleston
Continuation RoadsVillage
Income tax, 0.25% · 9 years · from Jan 1, 2027
Care, supervision & control of public highways, streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, public grounds, bridges, aqueducts & viaducts
No change: it continues a tax already collected.
Townships 10
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Bethel
Renewal PoliceTownship
Property tax, 1.75 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Police protection
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
5 earlier tax issues from Bethel since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 716 to 1,313
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection & EMS — passed 3,420 to 2,453
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Current expenses — failed 1,801 to 3,864
- May 2022 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — passed 1,147 to 846
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — failed 879 to 911
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Bethel
Renewal Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Fire protection & EMS
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
5 earlier tax issues from Bethel since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 716 to 1,313
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection & EMS — passed 3,420 to 2,453
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Current expenses — failed 1,801 to 3,864
- May 2022 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — passed 1,147 to 846
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — failed 879 to 911
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Bethel
Renewal Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Fire protection & EMS
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
5 earlier tax issues from Bethel since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 716 to 1,313
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection & EMS — passed 3,420 to 2,453
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Current expenses — failed 1,801 to 3,864
- May 2022 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — passed 1,147 to 846
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — failed 879 to 911
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Bethel
Renewal Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Fire protection & EMS
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
5 earlier tax issues from Bethel since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 716 to 1,313
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection & EMS — passed 3,420 to 2,453
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Current expenses — failed 1,801 to 3,864
- May 2022 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — passed 1,147 to 846
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, new, 1.75 mills — Police & EMS — failed 879 to 911
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German
New PoliceTownship
Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2026
Police protection
$35 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 1 mills ($1.00 for each $1,000) = $35
For a home the county values at $150,000: $52.50 a year $200,000: $70 a year $250,000: $87.50 a year
These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.
12 earlier tax issues from German since 2020
- May 2026 · Property tax, new, 1 mill — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 603 to 835
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 1 mill — Police protection & EMS — failed 526 to 1,297
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 0.9 mills — Provide & maintain roads — failed 917 to 919
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 1,023 to 809
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 1,086 to 757
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 2,064 to 1,857
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Provide & maintain police services — passed 1,540 to 1,045
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Maintain roads — passed 1,696 to 848
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire & EMS — passed 1,974 to 891
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 2,483 to 1,384
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Maintain & operate fire & EMS department — passed 2,490 to 1,379
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 0.9 mills — Provide & maintain roads — passed 2,437 to 1,415
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Green
New Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 1.5 mills · 5 years · from 2026
Ambulance & EMS
$52.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 1.5 mills ($1.50 for each $1,000) = $52.50
For a home the county values at $150,000: $78.75 a year $200,000: $105 a year $250,000: $131.25 a year
These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.
5 earlier tax issues from Green since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — EMS — passed 438 to 286
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Emergency medical service personnel & services — passed 1,038 to 561
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Construct, reconstruct, resurface & repair roads & bridges — passed 854 to 749
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Provide emergency medical services & appliances — passed 389 to 146
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Ambulance apparatus & emergency service appliances — passed 1,107 to 506
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Harmony
Renewal Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027
Ambulance & EMS
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
2 earlier tax issues from Harmony since 2020
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Fire protection — passed 1,107 to 853
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1.8 mills — Streets, roads, & bridges — passed 730 to 593
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Harmony
Renewal Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027
Ambulance & EMS
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
2 earlier tax issues from Harmony since 2020
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Fire protection — passed 1,107 to 853
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1.8 mills — Streets, roads, & bridges — passed 730 to 593
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Pleasant
Renewal Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 1.8 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Ambulance & EMS
Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.
9 earlier tax issues from Pleasant since 2020
- May 2025 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 311 to 284
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2.1 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 987 to 718
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Fire protection & EMS — failed 827 to 892
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, new, 2.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — failed 525 to 617
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Emergency medical services — passed 742 to 439
- May 2023 · Property tax, new, 2.5 mills — Fire & EMS — failed 76 to 129
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1.4 mills — Repair roads — passed 644 to 483
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1.8 mills — Ambulance or emergency medical services — passed 353 to 126
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 2.1 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 1,080 to 587
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Springfield
New PoliceTownship
Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2026
Police protection
$17.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 0.5 mills ($0.50 for each $1,000) = $17.50
For a home the county values at $150,000: $26.25 a year $200,000: $35 a year $250,000: $43.75 a year
These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.
9 earlier tax issues from Springfield since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection & EMS — passed 1,909 to 1,561
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 0.5 mills — Police protection — failed 2,738 to 4,013
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection — passed 4,002 to 2,707
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Construct, reconstruct, resurface & repair of streets, roads & bridges — passed 3,921 to 2,785
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Ambulance service, emergency medical service or both — passed 4,149 to 2,554
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, new, 1 mill — Police protection — failed 1,868 to 2,671
- Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Ambulance service, supplies, and equipment — passed 3,222 to 1,492
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.4 mills — Ambulance service, emergency medical service or both — passed 3,595 to 1,508
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire & EMS — passed 4,676 to 1,885
Where this comes from
The Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues for the November 3, 2026 general election, as the state published it on September 18, 2026; the results replace it once they are certified. Tax issues only: liquor options, zoning and charter questions are left out. The state files each issue under the county its body is based in; this page lists it under every county it reaches. Earlier issues go back to 2020, from the state’s results for each election.
A new property tax levy costs $35 a year for every mill on each $100,000 of a home’s value, the figure Ohio ballots print: since 2013 a new levy gets none of the state’s rollback credits. A renewal continues a levy already on the bill: if it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today, and if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. A school district’s budget forecast is its own, filed with the state; this site’s School budgets pages show every line, and the levy calculator works one out for your own home.
Nothing here is for or against any issue. The exact ballot wording is your county board of elections’.