COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that a petition to abolish property tax has been approved.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has approved the petition title and summary for a proposed constitutional amendment titled “Abolishment of Taxes on Real Property.” This amendment seeks to add a Section 14 to Article XII of the Ohio Constitution. The petition was received by the Attorney General’s Office on May 1.
The office’s role, as outlined in Ohio Revised Code 3519.01, is to ensure that the submitted language accurately summarizes the proposed amendment. “Having carefully examined this submission, I conclude that the title and summary are fair and truthful statements of the proposed constitutional amendment,” said a response letter sent to the petitioners.
The next step involves the Ohio Ballot Board determining whether the proposal constitutes a single constitutional amendment or multiple amendments.
If certified, petitioners must gather signatures from registered voters equal to at least 10% of the votes cast in the most recent gubernatorial election. These signatures must be collected from at least 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties, with each county contributing signatures equal to at least 5% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election.
Should the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office verify sufficient signatures at least 65 days before the election, the full text of the proposed amendment will appear on the ballot in the next regular or general election occurring more than 125 days after the petition’s filing.
To view the full text of the certification letter, as well as the petition, you can click HERE.
