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5 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Highland 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 Highland County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 2 ask for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond) and 3 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, 42 tax issues reaching Highland County have been decided — 30 passed and 12 failed. Renewals passed 18 of 21; of the issues asking for new money, 8 of 15 passed; of the other 6 (decreases and replacements), 4 passed.
Highland County · November 3, 2026 general election
- Tax issues
- 5
- Asking for new money
- 2
- Renewals
- 3
2 from school districts
a new tax, an increase or a bond; 1 from school districts
continue a tax already collected
No issue in Highland County matches that name.
School districts 2
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East Clinton Local
New SchoolsSchool district · based in Clinton County
Income tax, 1.25% · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2027
Current expenses
$125 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.
East Clinton Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts a new income tax from FY2027 and runs short in FY2029. Its budget →
1 earlier tax issue from East Clinton Local since 2020
- May 2026 · Income tax, new, 1.25% — Current expenses — failed 516 to 1,027
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Miami Trace Local
Renewal SchoolsSchool district · based in Fayette County
Property tax, 2.2 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. 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.
Miami Trace Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →
1 earlier tax issue from Miami Trace Local since 2020
- May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 3.2 mills — Avoid an operating deficit — passed 1,388 to 1,102
Townships 3
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Bushcreek
New Fire & EMSTownship
Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2026
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 $150,000: $105 a year $200,000: $140 a year $250,000: $175 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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Marshall
Renewal CemeteriesTownship
Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2026
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 Marshall since 2020
- Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 3.9 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 320 to 168
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 0.5 mills — Maintain & operate township cemeteries — passed 76 to 55
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New Market
Renewal CemeteriesTownship
Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2026
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.
1 earlier tax issue from New Market since 2020
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Maintain & operate cemeteries — passed 185 to 72
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’.