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Issue 13 - Avon Lake City Proposed Municipal Income Tax

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Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

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Issue 13 - Avon Lake City Proposed Municipal Income Tax
Failed, the Morning Journal reported.Morning Journal, “Election 2026: Avon Lake income tax issue fails”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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Issue 13 - Avon Lake City Proposed Municipal Income Tax was a ballot question for a local jurisdiction in Lorain County on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Shall Ordinance No. 2026-1R, increasing the municipal income tax from 1.50% to 1.90% for 5 years commencing January 1, 2027, to fund street and storm-sewer construction, repair, and related equipment, be passed? Municipal income-tax increase (1.50% to 1.90%, 5 years). Source: https://www.voteloraincountyohio.gov/_files/ugd/2568d0_f8116188e9e145ebbbd202db8340d3da.pdf.

As of November 4, 2026, the Morning Journal reported that Issue 13 - Avon Lake City Proposed Municipal Income Tax failed; the result is unofficial until Ohio certifies it on December 4.

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