Property Tax Petition Short as July Deadline Looms
April 29, 2026 by Allison Wilson

The petition to place a property tax abolishment measure on the ballot is approximately 108,500 signatures short of its mark, Brian Massie, co-founder of the coalition behind the effort, told media April 23 at a press conference held in a Kirtland Hills home featuring a replica Oval Office.

The petition to place a property tax abolishment measure on the ballot is approximately 108,500 signatures short of its mark, Brian Massie, co-founder of the coalition behind the effort, told media April 23 at a press conference held in a Kirtland Hills home featuring a replica Oval Office. To qualify for the November ballot, the petition must include at least 413,488 valid signatures from 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties by July 1. The group has collected 305,000 signatures so far and are aiming for a minimum of 620,000, Massie said. “We are on a pace to reach the 413,000, but...