Toledo, Ohio, Issue 1, 0.75% Income Tax Measure (March 2024)
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| Topic Local income tax |
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Toledo Issue 1 was on the ballot as a referral in Toledo on March 19, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported renewing the 0.75% income tax, with 1/3 of the revenue going to the general fund for police and fire and other safety responsibilities, 1/3 of the revenue going to the general fund, and 1/3 of the revenue going to the Capital Improvements Fund. |
A "no" vote opposed renewing the 0.75% income tax, with 1/3 of the revenue going to the general fund for police and fire and other safety responsibilities, 1/3 of the revenue going to the general fund, and 1/3 of the revenue going to the Capital Improvements Fund. |
This measure required a simple majority to pass.
Election results
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13,584 | 59.36% | ||
| No | 9,299 | 40.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Issue 1 was as follows:
| “ | Issue 1 Proposed Income Tax City of Toledo A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. Shall Ordinance No. 640-23 providing for a continuation of the City's existing temporary three-quarters percent (3/4%) levy on income for the period commencing on January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028, for the proceeds of that levy to continue to be allocated as follows: one-third (1/3) to the general fund for police, fire and other Safety Department responsibilities, one-third (1/3) to the General Fund, and one-third (1/3) to the Capital Improvements Fund, and for the City Council to continue to have authority, upon request by the Mayor, to reallocate proceeds from the Capital Improvements Fund to the General Fund to address financial needs, which tax shall continue to be in addition to all of the City’s other levies on income, be passed? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Toledo.
How to cast a vote
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Election Day Voting,” accessed April 12, 2023
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Voter Eligibility & Residency Requirements,” accessed April 12, 2023
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, “Register to Vote and Update Your Registration,” accessed April 6, 2023
- ↑ Democracy Docket, “Ohio Governor Signs Strict Photo ID Bill Into Law,” January 6, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 7, 2024
- ↑ BillTrack50, "Ohio HB54," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑ 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 Aprl 6, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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