Ballot question
Ocean County Public Question: Natural Lands Trust Fund tax increase
- On the ballot in
- Ocean County
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
Shall the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund, which was approved and established by referendum in 1997 to preserve farmland and open space from development, with a tax rate of 1.2 cents per $100 of total County equalized real property valuation, and then amended by referendum in 2019 to allow for the acquisition, development and maintenance of lands for recreational and historical preservation purposes, increase its funded rate from 1.2 cents per $100 of total County equalized real property valuation, to 2.2 cents per $100 of total County equalized real property valuation?
A “Yes” vote means
The county's dedicated Natural Lands Trust Fund tax rises from 1.2 to 2.2 cents per $100 of equalized property value, adding money for land preservation, recreation and historic sites.
A “No” vote means
The Natural Lands Trust Fund tax stays at 1.2 cents per $100 of equalized property value.
Question text as quoted on the county's Open Space page ("the question voters will see on their ballot this November"); no interpretive statement was posted there. Check against the clerk's sample ballots when they are posted.
Sources
The question and plain English statement are copied word for word from official election materials. The Gist does not take a side on ballot questions.