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Amendment to Eliminate Property Taxes in Ohio Won't Be on November Ballot
Organizers said they lacked enough valid signatures and will keep collecting for the 2027 election, after warning the measure could cut $24 billion in local funding.
- AxOHTax organizers announced Friday that the campaign to abolish Ohio property taxes will not appear on the November ballot, instead refocusing signature-gathering efforts toward the 2027 general election.
- Co-Founder Brian Massie explained the group did not reach its 620,000-signature goal, choosing not to risk invalidating their existing 300,000-plus signatures by submitting an insufficient count ahead of the July 1 deadline.
- Opponents, including the coalition Ohioans to Protect Public Services, called the effort "reckless," warning that eliminating property taxes would remove more than $21 billion in local funding, threatening essential services like police and schools.
- State lawmakers passed legislation last year offering more than $2 billion in tax relief, though Democrats were mixed in their support and Republicans admitted these measures would not fully slash taxpayer bills.
- Massie argues the "public sector has outgrown the private sector's ability to pay for services" and plans to continue gathering signatures, aiming to provide elected officials time to address state spending.
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Ohio property tax abolition campaign drops 2026 ballot bid
This story was originally published by Signal Ohio. Sign up for their free newsletters at SignalOhio.org/subscribe. A citizen group seeking to abolish property taxes in Ohio is giving up on getting its amendment on the November 2026 ballot, and is pivoting toward the November 2027 election instead, the group’s leader said Friday. Brian Massie said the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes made the announcement in a podcast interview on Friday…
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