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12 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Franklin 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 Franklin County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 10 ask for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond) and 2 lower 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, 144 tax issues reaching Franklin County have been decided — 105 passed and 39 failed. Renewals passed 22 of 24; of the issues asking for new money, 70 of 104 passed; of the other 16 (decreases, replacements and issues the state’s list marks neither new nor a renewal), 13 passed.
Franklin County · November 3, 2026 general election
- Tax issues
- 12
- Asking for new money
- 10
- Renewals
- 0
3 from school districts
a new tax, an increase or a bond; 3 from school districts
continue a tax already collected; the other 2 are decreases
No issue in Franklin County matches that name.
School districts 3
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Bexley City
New SchoolsSchool district
Combination, 0.5% and a $29.2 million bond · 30 years / continuing · from Jan 1, 2027
Current expenses; renovate, repair, expand, improve & construct school facilities
More than one tax in one question. The ballot gives each part.
Bexley City’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →
1 earlier tax issue from Bexley City since 2020
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 15 mills — Current expenses — passed 4,393 to 3,324
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Pickerington Local
New SchoolsSchool district · based in Fairfield 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
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Upper Arlington City
New SchoolsSchool district
Combination, 4.9 mills and a $273.5 million bond · 38 years / continuing · from Feb 1, 2027
Construct, furnish & equip Burbank Early Childhood School & Hastings Middle School; construct, renovate, furnish & equip Jones Middle School; construct, furnish & equip an addition to the high school; current operating expenses
More than one tax in one question. The ballot gives each part.
Upper Arlington City’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →
1 earlier tax issue from Upper Arlington City since 2020
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, new, 6.9 mills — Current operating expenses — passed 10,974 to 9,405
Libraries 1
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Pickerington Library
New LibraryLibrary · based in Fairfield 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.
The county 1
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Delaware Area Career Center
Renewal and decrease BuildingsCounty · based in Delaware County
Property tax, 0.35 mills · 10 years · from 2026
Improve, renovate, remodel, enlarge, furnish & equip school buildings
Less than the levy on today’s bill: it continues that levy at a lower rate.
Cities 1
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Upper Arlington
Renewal and increase Police, fire & EMSCity
Property tax, 1.13 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Pay police & fire employers contribution to the Police & Fire Pension Fund
Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 1.13 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.
1 earlier tax issue from Upper Arlington since 2020
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal and decrease, 0.89 mills — Pay police & fire employers contribution to the Police & Fire Pension Fund — passed 11,485 to 3,061
Townships 4
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Madison
New PoliceTownship
Property tax, 1.99 mills · Continuing · from 2026
Police protection
$69.65 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 1.99 mills ($1.99 for each $1,000) = $69.65
For a home the county values at $250,000: $174.12 a year $300,000: $208.95 a year $400,000: $278.60 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.
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Madison
New Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 4.89 mills · Continuing · from 2026
Fire protection & EMS
$171.15 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 4.89 mills ($4.89 for each $1,000) = $171.15
For a home the county values at $250,000: $427.87 a year $300,000: $513.45 a year $400,000: $684.60 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.
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Mifflin
New PoliceTownship
Property tax, 6.96 mills · Continuing · from 2026
Police protection
$243.60 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 6.96 mills ($6.96 for each $1,000) = $243.60
For a home the county values at $250,000: $609 a year $300,000: $730.80 a year $400,000: $974.40 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.
4 earlier tax issues from Mifflin since 2020
- May 2025 · Property tax, new, 1.95 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 2,346 to 1,551
- May 2022 · Property tax, replacement, 3 mills — Police protection & EMS — passed 89 to 69
- May 2022 · Property tax, new, 2.55 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 3,759 to 2,654
- Mar 2020 · Property tax, new, 0.6 mills — Capital projects for the fire department — passed 4,378 to 2,378
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Truro
Renewal and decrease General operatingTownship
Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2026
Current expenses
Less than the levy on today’s bill: it continues that levy at a lower rate.
3 earlier tax issues from Truro since 2020
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 2 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 6,841 to 5,185
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal and decrease, 1.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 2,796 to 1,851
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, new, 4 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 8,366 to 5,082
Fire, EMS, parks and other districts 2
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Hamilton Township Road District
New RoadsRoad district
Property tax, 0.8 mills · Continuing · from 2026
Streets, roads & bridges
$28 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 0.8 mills ($0.80 for each $1,000) = $28
For a home the county values at $250,000: $70 a year $300,000: $84 a year $400,000: $112 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 Hamilton Township Road District since 2020
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 0.77 mills — Construct, reconstruct, resurface & repair of streets, roads & bridges — failed 875 to 1,104
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Sharon Township Road District
New RoadsRoad district
Property tax, 2.46 mills · Continuing · from 2026
Streets, roads & bridges
$86.10 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 2.46 mills ($2.46 for each $1,000) = $86.10
For a home the county values at $250,000: $215.25 a year $300,000: $258.30 a year $400,000: $344.40 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.
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’.