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15 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 1 asks for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond), 13 renew a tax already collected and 1 lowers 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, 105 tax issues reaching Guernsey County have been decided — 99 passed and 6 failed. Renewals passed 75 of 77; of the issues asking for new money, 11 of 15 passed; of the other 13 (replacements), 13 passed.

Guernsey County · November 3, 2026 general election

Tax issues
15

1 from a school district

Asking for new money
1

a new tax, an increase or a bond

Renewals
13

continue a tax already collected; one more is a decrease

School districts 1

  1. Cambridge City

    Renewal Schools

    School district

    Property tax, 3.8 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. Cambridge City 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.

    Cambridge City’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →

    1 earlier tax issue from Cambridge City since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 4.9 mills — Emergency requirements — passed 1,076 to 891

Libraries 1

  1. Guernsey County District Public Library

    Renewal Library

    Library

    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.

The county 3

  1. Guernsey

    Renewal 911

    County

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027

    Maintain & operate sheriff departments 911 system

    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.

    6 earlier tax issues from Guernsey since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 1.25 mills — Children services — failed 1,496 to 2,870
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, new, 3.2 mills — Emergency medical services — failed 1,899 to 2,888
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 0.75 mills — Maintain & operate Meals on Wheels Program for senior citizens — passed 9,246 to 2,632
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Maintain & operate the 9-1-1 system — passed 5,004 to 1,253
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2.9 mills — Support children services & the care & placement of children — passed 10,594 to 6,461
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement, 1.5 mills — Provide senior services by the Guernsey County Senior Center, Inc. & the Robert T. Secrest Senior Center — passed 12,731 to 4,399

  2. Guernsey

    Renewal Seniors

    County

    Property tax, 0.75 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Maintain & operate meals on wheels program for senior citizens

    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.

    6 earlier tax issues from Guernsey since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 1.25 mills — Children services — failed 1,496 to 2,870
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, new, 3.2 mills — Emergency medical services — failed 1,899 to 2,888
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 0.75 mills — Maintain & operate Meals on Wheels Program for senior citizens — passed 9,246 to 2,632
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Maintain & operate the 9-1-1 system — passed 5,004 to 1,253
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2.9 mills — Support children services & the care & placement of children — passed 10,594 to 6,461
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement, 1.5 mills — Provide senior services by the Guernsey County Senior Center, Inc. & the Robert T. Secrest Senior Center — passed 12,731 to 4,399

  3. Guernsey

    New Children's services

    County

    Property tax, 1.25 mills · 10 years · from 2026

    Provide funds for children services

    $43.75 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 1.25 mills ($1.25 for each $1,000) = $43.75

    For a home the county values at $125,000: $54.69 a year $150,000: $65.62 a year $200,000: $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.

    6 earlier tax issues from Guernsey since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 1.25 mills — Children services — failed 1,496 to 2,870
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, new, 3.2 mills — Emergency medical services — failed 1,899 to 2,888
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 0.75 mills — Maintain & operate Meals on Wheels Program for senior citizens — passed 9,246 to 2,632
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Maintain & operate the 9-1-1 system — passed 5,004 to 1,253
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2.9 mills — Support children services & the care & placement of children — passed 10,594 to 6,461
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement, 1.5 mills — Provide senior services by the Guernsey County Senior Center, Inc. & the Robert T. Secrest Senior Center — passed 12,731 to 4,399

Villages 2

  1. Old Washington

    Renewal General operating

    Village

    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.

    4 earlier tax issues from Old Washington since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 4 mills — Current expenses — passed 80 to 32
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 6 mills — Current expenses — passed 57 to 18
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Current expenses — passed 39 to 7
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 4 mills — Current expenses — passed 34 to 12

  2. Pleasant City

    Renewal Roads

    Village

    Property tax, 3 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Streets

    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 Pleasant City since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 2 mills — Current expenses — passed 93 to 51
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, replacement, 1 mill — Current expenses — passed 70 to 29
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, replacement, 0.8 mills — Fire protection — passed 71 to 27
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, replacement, 3 mills — Street improvement & maintenance — passed 113 to 31

Townships 8

  1. Knox

    Renewal Cemeteries

    Township

    Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Maintain & operate cemeteries

    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.

    3 earlier tax issues from Knox since 2020
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1.25 mills — Fire protection — passed 167 to 36
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Maintain & operate cemeteries — passed 91 to 20
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 0.75 mills — Dispose of garbage & refuse — passed 85 to 25

  2. Knox

    Renewal Trash

    Township

    Property tax, 0.75 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Provide disposal of garbage & refuse

    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.

    3 earlier tax issues from Knox since 2020
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1.25 mills — Fire protection — passed 167 to 36
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Maintain & operate cemeteries — passed 91 to 20
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 0.75 mills — Dispose of garbage & refuse — passed 85 to 25

  3. Liberty

    Renewal Cemeteries

    Township

    Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Maintain & operate cemeteries

    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.

    3 earlier tax issues from Liberty since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Fire protection — passed 362 to 132
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Current expenses — passed 311 to 182
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Maintain & operate cemeteries — passed 144 to 41

  4. Londonderry

    Renewal and decrease Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection

    Less than the levy on today’s bill: it continues that levy at a lower rate.

  5. Spencer

    Renewal Cemeteries

    Township

    Property tax, 0.6 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Maintain & operate cemeteries

    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 Spencer since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Fire protection — passed 276 to 113
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.6 mills — Maintain & operate cemeteries — passed 181 to 39

  6. Washington

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire 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.

    1 earlier tax issue from Washington since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection — passed 63 to 17

  7. Westland

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 0.4 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire 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.

    4 earlier tax issues from Westland since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Streets & roads — passed 144 to 100
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 0.4 mills — Fire protection — passed 230 to 76
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 1.6 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 242 to 65
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 3 mills — Construct & repair roads — passed 218 to 89

  8. Westland

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1.6 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Fire protection, 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.

    4 earlier tax issues from Westland since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 3 mills — Streets & roads — passed 144 to 100
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 0.4 mills — Fire protection — passed 230 to 76
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 1.6 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 242 to 65
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 3 mills — Construct & repair roads — passed 218 to 89

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’.