Toledo, Ohio, Issue 4, Additional Income Tax Measure (November 2020)
| Toledo Issue 4 | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local income tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
An additional municipal income tax was on the ballot for Toledo voters in Lucas County, Ohio, on November 3, 2020.[1] It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported imposing an additional temporary municipal income tax at a rate of 0.25% for four years beginning on January 1, 2021, to fund road improvements. |
A "no" vote opposed imposing an additional temporary municipal income tax at a rate of 0.25% for four years beginning on January 1, 2021, thus maintaining the existing municipal income tax rate of 2.25%. |
A simple majority vote was required for the approval of Issue 4. City officials estimated that the tax would raise $18 million annually for road repairs.[2]
As of 2020, the Toledo municipal income tax rate was 2.25%.[3]
In April 2020, Toledo voters defeated an income tax increase that would have raised the rate from 2.25% to 2.75%. The measure was defeated with 55.96% of the vote.
Election results
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Toledo Issue 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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56,682 | 54.34% | ||
| No | 47,632 | 45.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Issue 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the ordinance (Ordinance No. 283-20) providing for a temporary one-quarter percent levy on income for the period commencing on January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2024 in order to provide funds necessary to pay costs of improving the City’s system of roads, streets and bridges, including related debt charges, which tax shall be in addition to all of the City’s other levies on income; and for all of net proceeds of that tax credited to a separate Road Improvements Fund to be dedicated and applied solely for that purpose; and for the transfer or use of any such net proceeds for any other purpose to be prohibited, be passed? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Support
Supporters
Officials
- Toledo mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz (Nonpartisan)
Arguments
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Toledo City Council on August 5, 2020.[1]
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