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12 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Hocking 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 Hocking County, including those of a school district or other district based next door. Of these, 3 ask for new money (a new tax, an increase or a bond) and 9 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, 65 tax issues reaching Hocking County have been decided — 58 passed and 7 failed. Renewals passed 47 of 51; of the issues asking for new money, 2 of 3 passed; of the other 11 (replacements), 9 passed.

Hocking County · November 3, 2026 general election

Tax issues
12

none from a school district

Asking for new money
3

a new tax, an increase or a bond

Renewals
9

continue a tax already collected

The county 1

  1. Hocking

    Renewal Seniors

    County

    Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Provide & maintain senior citizens services or facilities

    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 Hocking since 2020
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Provide or maintain senior citizens services through the Scenic Hills Senior Center — passed 5,365 to 3,299
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Support children's services & the care and placement of children — passed 6,508 to 2,912
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.25 mills — Provide home delivered & dining site meals to older & needy persons through Community Action's Regional Food Center — passed 7,185 to 2,288
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Provide & maintain senior citizens services — passed 3,614 to 1,847

Cities 4

  1. Murray City

    Renewal General operating

    City

    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.

  2. Murray City

    Renewal General operating

    City

    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.

  3. Murray City

    Renewal Police

    City

    Property tax, 4 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.

  4. Murray City

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    City

    Property tax, 2.5 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.

Villages 3

  1. Buchtel

    New General operating

    Village · based in Athens County

    Property tax, 5 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Current expenses

    $175 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 5 mills ($5.00 for each $1,000) = $175

    For a home the county values at $150,000: $262.50 a year $200,000: $350 a year $250,000: $437.50 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 Buchtel since 2020
    • May 2026 · Property tax, new, 5 mills — Current expenses — failed 31 to 38
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 62 to 26
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 5 mills — Current expenses — passed 143 to 47
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 4 mills — Police protection — passed 137 to 52
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — Current expenses — passed 69 to 21

  2. Laurelville

    Renewal and increase General operating

    Village

    Property tax, 6.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Current expenses

    Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 6.5 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.

    6 earlier tax issues from Laurelville since 2020
    • May 2025 · Property tax, replacement, 7 mills — Police protection — passed 34 to 21
    • May 2025 · Property tax, replacement, 1.4 mills — General fund operating expenses — passed 33 to 20
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 7 mills — Police protection — failed 95 to 100
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 1.4 mills — Current operating expenses — failed 94 to 101
    • May 2022 · Property tax, replacement, 5 mills — Current expenses — passed 35 to 20
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, new, 7 mills — Police protection — passed 44 to 38

  3. Murray City

    Renewal Roads

    Village

    Property tax, 3 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    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.

    3 earlier tax issues from Murray City since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 3 mills — Street maintenance — passed 48 to 15
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 2.5 mills — Fire protection — passed 50 to 14
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, replacement, 4 mills — Police services — passed 40 to 24

Townships 4

  1. Falls

    Renewal and increase Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1.25 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection

    Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 1.25 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.

    1 earlier tax issue from Falls since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 1.2 mills — Fire protection — passed 670 to 310

  2. Good Hope

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 0.5 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 Good Hope since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Streets & roads — passed 104 to 84
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection — passed 455 to 255
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Fire protection — passed 169 to 52
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Road improvements — passed 209 to 61

  3. Laurel

    Renewal Roads

    Township

    Property tax, 0.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Roads

    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 Laurel since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Operate recreation center — passed 208 to 154
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 0.3 mills — Fire protection — passed 158 to 95
    • May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Roads — passed 152 to 62
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Operate recreation center — passed 356 to 258

  4. Saltcreek

    Renewal Roads

    Township

    Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Roads

    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 Saltcreek since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection — passed 260 to 215
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection — passed 252 to 99
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — District road improvement — passed 248 to 103

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’.