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8 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 5 ask for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond), 2 renew a tax already collected and 1 replaces one. 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, 88 tax issues reaching Fairfield County have been decided — 53 passed and 35 failed. Renewals passed 21 of 26; of the issues asking for new money, 25 of 51 passed; of the other 11 (replacements), 7 passed.

Fairfield County · November 3, 2026 general election

Tax issues
8

3 from school districts

Asking for new money
5

a new tax, an increase or a bond; 2 from school districts

Renewals
2

continue a tax already collected; one more is a replacement

School districts 3

  1. Pickerington Local

    New Schools

    School district · also reaches Franklin County

    Income tax, 0.75% · 10 years · from Jan 1, 2027

    Current expenses

    $75 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.

    Pickerington Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new income tax from FY2027 and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

    4 earlier tax issues from Pickerington Local since 2020
    • May 2026 · Income tax, new, 1.25% — Current expenses — failed 5,019 to 8,421
    • Nov 2022 · Bond, $89.9 million — Expanding, renovating, & improving Central High School & North High School; constructing, furnishing, and equipping one junior high school — passed 12,616 to 9,298
    • May 2021 · Bond, $95 million — Expand, renovate & improve Central & North High Schools; construct, furnish & equip a junior high; construct, furnish, & equip existing sites & facilities — failed 2,397 to 3,733
    • Nov 2020 · Bond, $95 million — Renovate & improve Central & North High School; construct new middle school; improve existing facilities or build new facilities — failed 13,804 to 15,569

  2. Southwest Licking Local

    New School buildings

    School district · based in Licking County

    Bond, $80.7 million · 35 years · from Dec 1, 2026

    Construct, renovate, repair, expand, improve school facilities

    $100 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    The county auditor’s estimate, as the ballot states it: 2.87 mills a year on average over the life of the bond. Source: the Licking County Board of Elections’ sample ballot.

    For a home the county values at $300,000: $300 a year $400,000: $400 a year $500,000: $500 a year

    Borrows $80.7 million over 35 years, repaid by a property tax levy. Its rate is set each year to meet that year’s payments, so it moves around the estimate, and like any levy approved now it carries none of the state’s rollback credits. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    Building money: kept outside the general fund, so it is not in Southwest Licking Local’s budget forecast. Its budget →

    3 earlier tax issues from Southwest Licking Local since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Bond, $95.3 million — Construct, renovate, repair, expand, improve, furnish & equip school facilities — failed 2,028 to 4,879
    • May 2025 · Bond, new, $115 million — Construct school facilities & renovate, repair, expand, improve & construct additions to school facilities — failed 2,153 to 3,777
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, substitute, 6.4 mills — Necessary requirements — passed 3,532 to 2,817

  3. Southwest Licking Local

    Replacement Schools

    School district · based in Licking County

    Income tax, 2% · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

    Current operating expenses

    A 2% tax in place of one collected today. The ballot names the tax it replaces.

    Southwest Licking Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new income tax from FY2027 and runs short in FY2029. Its budget →

    3 earlier tax issues from Southwest Licking Local since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Bond, $95.3 million — Construct, renovate, repair, expand, improve, furnish & equip school facilities — failed 2,028 to 4,879
    • May 2025 · Bond, new, $115 million — Construct school facilities & renovate, repair, expand, improve & construct additions to school facilities — failed 2,153 to 3,777
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, substitute, 6.4 mills — Necessary requirements — passed 3,532 to 2,817

Libraries 2

  1. Pataskala Public Library

    Renewal Library

    Library · based in Licking County

    Property tax, 1 mill · 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 Pataskala Public Library since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 1 mill — Current operating expenses — passed 3,024 to 2,959

  2. Pickerington Library

    New Library

    Library · also reaches Franklin County

    Property tax, 1.5 mills · Continuing · from 2026

    Current expenses

    $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 $300,000: $157.50 a year $400,000: $210 a year $500,000: $262.50 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.

Villages 1

  1. Buckeye Lake

    Renewal General operating

    Village · based in Licking County

    Property tax, 5 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.

    8 earlier tax issues from Buckeye Lake since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Income tax, new, 1.5% — General municipal operations, maintenance, new equipment, extension & enlargement of municipal services & facilities & capital improvements — failed 123 to 264
    • May 2025 · Property tax, new, 4 mills — Police protection — passed 127 to 90
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 5 mills — Police protection — failed 522 to 543
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Current expenses, including street lights — passed 541 to 534
    • May 2023 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 8 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 108 to 93
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, replacement, 5 mills — Current expenses — passed 398 to 304
    • May 2022 · Property tax, replacement, 5 mills — Current expenses — failed 147 to 155
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Police protection — passed 613 to 409

Townships 2

  1. Madison

    New Roads

    Township

    Property tax, 1.5 mills · Continuing · from 2026

    Streets, roads & bridges

    $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 $300,000: $157.50 a year $400,000: $210 a year $500,000: $262.50 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.

    5 earlier tax issues from Madison since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 1.5 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — failed 68 to 167
    • May 2022 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 157 to 155
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Streets, roads & bridges — passed 175 to 167
    • May 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — Fire & ambulance or EMS — passed 53 to 28
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 3 mills — Fire & EMS — failed 410 to 440

  2. Pleasant

    New Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 2 mills · Continuing · from 2026

    Fire protection & EMS

    $70 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 2 mills ($2.00 for each $1,000) = $70

    For a home the county values at $300,000: $210 a year $400,000: $280 a year $500,000: $350 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.

    1 earlier tax issue from Pleasant since 2020
    • May 2022 · Property tax, new, 2.5 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 818 to 549

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’.