Ballot question
Union Township additional levy for fire and EMS
- On the ballot in
- Union Township
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
Union Township Proposed Tax Levy-Additional-1.99 Mills-continuing period of time. For the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, or other fire equipment and appliances, buildings and sites therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, for the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire-alarm communications, for the payment of firefighting companies or permanent, part-time, or volunteer firefighting, emergency medical service, administrative, or communications personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.34 of the Revised Code, for the purchase of ambulance equipment, for the provision of ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency medical service operated by a fire department, or firefighting company, or for the payment of other related costs
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote approves a new continuing 1.99-mill property tax for fire protection and emergency medical services in Union Township.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the additional levy.
Wording from the board of elections' election notice and issue list; the ballot's full wording may differ. The board's issue list describes it as a safety services levy for police, fire and EMS.
Sources
- Election Notice for use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (updated 46-day notice, posted 9/15/2026) · Clermont County Board of Elections
- Questions & Issues Certified to the November 3, 2026 General Election Ballot (8/17/2026) · Clermont County Board of Elections
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