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5 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Seneca 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 Seneca 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) and 4 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, 71 tax issues reaching Seneca County have been decided — 64 passed and 7 failed. Renewals passed 43 of 45; of the issues asking for new money, 9 of 12 passed; of the other 14 (replacements), 12 passed.
Seneca County · November 3, 2026 general election
- Tax issues
- 5
- Asking for new money
- 1
- Renewals
- 4
1 from a school district
a new tax, an increase or a bond
continue a tax already collected
No issue in Seneca County matches that name.
School districts 1
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Old Fort Local
Renewal SchoolsSchool district · also reaches Sandusky County
Property tax, 6.3 mills · 5 years · from 2027
Operating expenses & 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.
Old Fort Local’s budget forecast (FY2027 fall) counts no new levy and shows no shortfall through FY2030. Its budget →
1 earlier tax issue from Old Fort Local since 2020
- Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 6.3 mills — Current operating expenses & general permanent improvements — passed 454 to 218
Libraries 1
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Bettsville Public Library
Renewal LibraryLibrary
Property tax, 0.4 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.
1 earlier tax issue from Bettsville Public Library since 2020
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, replacement, 0.4 mills — Current expenses — passed 299 to 123
The county 1
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Mental Health Recovery Services
Renewal Mental healthCounty · also reaches Ottawa, Sandusky and Wyandot counties
Property tax, 0.7 mills · 10 years · from 2027
Operate alcohol, drug addiction & mental health 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.
Cities 1
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Fostoria
Renewal General operatingCity · also reaches Hancock and Wood counties
Property tax, 6 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 earlier tax issues from Fostoria since 2020
- Nov 2025 · Income tax, continuation, 1% — City improvements & funds — passed 801 to 509
- May 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 6 mills — Current expenses — passed 716 to 579
- May 2021 · Income tax, continuation, 1% — Street repair, capital improvement, infrastructure, Kaubisch Memorial Public Library, development, parks & recreation, citywide cleanup & beautification & general fund — passed 224 to 148
Villages 1
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Green Springs
New Fire & EMSVillage · based in Sandusky County
Property tax, 3 mills · 5 years · from 2026
Fire protection
$105 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value
$100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 3 mills ($3.00 for each $1,000) = $105
For a home the county values at $150,000: $157.50 a year $200,000: $210 a year $250,000: $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.
2 earlier tax issues from Green Springs since 2020
- Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 6.7 mills — Police protection — passed 329 to 106
- Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 4.94 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 426 to 154
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’.