Columbus Metropolitan Library District, Ohio, Tax Levy Measure (November 2023)
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| Topic Special district tax |
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Franklin County Tax Levy Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Franklin County on November 7, 2023. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the district to levy a tax of $53 per $100,000 in assessed value for the purpose of operating expenses. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the district to levy a tax of $53 per $100,000 in assessed value for the purpose of operating expenses. |
Election results
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178,904 | 63.08% | ||
| No | 104,729 | 36.92% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Tax Levy Measure was as follows:
| “ | An additional tax for the benefit of the Columbus Metropolitan Library District for the purpose of current expenses that the county auditor estimates will collect $39,065,000 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.5 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $53 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's appraised value, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2023, first due in calendar year 2024. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of the Columbus Metropolitan Library District.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Ohio
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Ohio.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Election Day Voting,” accessed December 18, 2025
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Election Day has arrived. Here is what you need to know before heading to the polls," November 5, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Secretary of State, “Voter Eligibility & Residency Requirements,” accessed December 18, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Register to Vote and Update Your Registration," accessed December 18, 2025 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "register" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Democracy Docket, “Ohio Governor Signs Strict Photo ID Bill Into Law,” January 6, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Automatic Voter Registration," accessed December 18, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Same-Day Voter Registration," accessed December 18, 2025
- ↑ BillTrack50, "Ohio HB54," accessed January 27, 2026
- ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Advocates sue Ohio over law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote at BMV," August 26, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Identification requirements," accessed December 19, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ohio BMV, "Securing an Ohio ID," accessed December 19, 2025
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