Two-thirds of Ohio Schools’ Levies on the Ballot Will Ask for New Revenue

October 22, 2012 | 2:21 PM

Two-thirds of school levies on the ballot next month will ask Ohioans to approve new funding for schools. According to the Columbus Dispatch, that’s the highest number of new levy requests in 10 years. The remaining one-third of levies ask voters to continue extending tax revenue for local school districts.

Source: Whiotv

The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday that there are 194 school levies up for a vote next month. Of those, 123 — or 63 percent — are for extra funding. The remaining issues are asking voters to continue existing taxes.
In general elections since 2003, voters have approved fewer than one-third of school districts’ requests for new money on average, the report said.

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