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8 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Ross 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 Ross 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 6 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, 58 tax issues reaching Ross County have been decided — 46 passed and 12 failed. Renewals passed 32 of 33; of the issues asking for new money, 6 of 16 passed; of the other 9 (decreases and replacements), 8 passed.

Ross County · November 3, 2026 general election

Tax issues
8

3 from school districts

Asking for new money
2

a new tax, an increase or a bond; 1 from school districts

Renewals
6

continue a tax already collected

School districts 3

  1. Chillicothe City

    New Schools

    School district

    Income tax, 0.75% · 5 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.

    Chillicothe City’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and runs short in FY2030. Its budget →

    2 earlier tax issues from Chillicothe City since 2020
    • May 2026 · Income tax, new, 0.75% — Current expenses — failed 1,811 to 1,871
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 5.1 mills — Emergency requirements — failed 2,157 to 2,686

  2. Miami Trace Local

    Renewal Schools

    School 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

  3. Paint Valley Local

    Renewal School buildings

    School district

    Property tax, 2.5 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    General permanent improvements

    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.

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

    1 earlier tax issue from Paint Valley Local since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — General permanent improvements — passed 539 to 328

The county 1

  1. Ross County Health District

    Renewal Health

    County

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027

    Maintain & operate health program

    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 Ross County Health District since 2020
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Provide for health program — passed 7,632 to 4,972

Cities 1

  1. Chillicothe

    New Roads

    City

    Income tax, 0.2% · from Jan 1, 2027

    Streets

    $20 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    1 earlier tax issue from Chillicothe since 2020
    • May 2026 · Income tax, new, 0.2% — Maintain, pave & construct streets — failed 1,741 to 1,928

Villages 2

  1. Bainbridge

    Renewal General operating

    Village

    Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    General operating fund

    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 Bainbridge since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — Fire protection — passed 177 to 111
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.9 mills — Current expenses — passed 76 to 39
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Current expenses — passed 82 to 33

  2. Bainbridge

    Renewal General operating

    Village

    Property tax, 2.9 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    General operating fund

    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 Bainbridge since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 2.5 mills — Fire protection — passed 177 to 111
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2.9 mills — Current expenses — passed 76 to 39
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Current expenses — passed 82 to 33

Townships 1

  1. Huntington

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1 mill · 5 years · from 2027

    Fire protection & 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.

    3 earlier tax issues from Huntington since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, replacement, 1 mill — Fire protection & EMS — failed 1,104 to 1,373
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, replacement, 2 mills — Fire protection & emergency medical services — passed 1,006 to 644
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, new, 1 mill — Fire protection & emergency medical services — passed 1,015 to 641

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’.