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8 local tax issues are on the November 3 ballot in Shelby 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 Shelby 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 5 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, 108 tax issues reaching Shelby County have been decided — 83 passed and 25 failed. Renewals passed 56 of 59; of the issues asking for new money, 24 of 45 passed; of the other 4 (decreases and replacements), 3 passed.

Shelby County · November 3, 2026 general election

Tax issues
8

none from a school district

Asking for new money
3

a new tax, an increase or a bond

Renewals
5

continue a tax already collected

Villages 1

  1. Port Jefferson

    Renewal and increase Fire & EMS

    Village

    Property tax, 1.5 mills · 3 years · from 2027

    Fire protection

    Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 1.5 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.

    4 earlier tax issues from Port Jefferson since 2020
    • Nov 2025 · Property tax, new, 1.5 mills — Fire protection — failed 20 to 27
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection — passed 30 to 11
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 2.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — failed 33 to 44
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Payment of firefighting companies — passed 99 to 50

Townships 4

  1. Green

    Renewal and increase Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1.5 mills · 5 years · from 2027

    Ambulance & EMS

    Continues a levy on today’s bill and adds to it: 1.5 mills in all. The ballot states how much of it is new.

    2 earlier tax issues from Green since 2020
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 1.2 mills — Fire protection — passed 175 to 157
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal and increase, 1.2 mills — Ambulance & emergency medical services — passed 244 to 113

  2. Loramie

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 1.74 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.

    3 earlier tax issues from Loramie since 2020
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 1.67 mills — Fire protection — passed 572 to 196
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Road repair — passed 527 to 286
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, new, 2.45 mills — Construct, improve, or maintain buildings for firefighting services — passed 854 to 316

  3. Washington

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 2 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.

    6 earlier tax issues from Washington since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 0.3 mills — Current expenses — failed 320 to 613
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, new, 0.6 mills — Current operating expenses — failed 108 to 220
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 397 to 219
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.6 mills — Current operating expenses — passed 408 to 276
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Maintain & improve township roads — passed 458 to 275
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 167 to 81

  4. Washington

    New Fire & EMS

    Township

    Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    Fire protection

    $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 $200,000: $140 a year $250,000: $175 a year $300,000: $210 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 Washington since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, new, 0.3 mills — Current expenses — failed 320 to 613
    • Mar 2024 · Property tax, new, 0.6 mills — Current operating expenses — failed 108 to 220
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, renewal, 0.5 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 397 to 219
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.6 mills — Current operating expenses — passed 408 to 276
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Maintain & improve township roads — passed 458 to 275
    • Nov 2021 · Property tax, renewal, 2 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 167 to 81

Fire, EMS, parks and other districts 3

  1. Houston Joint Ambulance District

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Ambulance district

    Property tax, 2 mills · 5 years · from 2026

    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.

    3 earlier tax issues from Houston Joint Ambulance District since 2020
    • Nov 2024 · Property tax, renewal, 0.6 mills — Ambulance & EMS — passed 1,291 to 719
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 0.4 mills — Ambulance or emergency medical services — passed 1,210 to 400
    • May 2021 · Property tax, new, 2 mills — Emergency medical services — passed 298 to 100

  2. Loramie Fire District

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Fire district

    Property tax, 2 mills · 3 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.

    2 earlier tax issues from Loramie Fire District since 2020
    • Nov 2023 · Property tax, replacement and increase, 2 mills — Fire protection & EMS — passed 2,291 to 755
    • Nov 2020 · Property tax, renewal, 1.5 mills — Fire & EMS — passed 3,139 to 774

  3. Loramie Township Houston Fire District

    Renewal Fire & EMS

    Fire district

    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.

    2 earlier tax issues from Loramie Township Houston Fire District since 2020
    • Nov 2022 · Property tax, renewal, 1 mill — Fire protection — passed 293 to 63
    • Mar 2020 · Property tax, new, 2.8 mills — Fire protection — passed 99 to 50

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’.