The following are the issues as they appear on the ballots in Crawford County, OH. The information is published as presented by the Crawford County Board of Elections.

Issues:

State Issue 1:

Proposed Constitutional Amendent, Proposed by Initiative
Petition to add a new Section 12 to Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio

If adopted, the amendment would:

  • Require sentence reductions of incarcerated individuals, except individuals incarcerated for murder, rape, or child molestation, by up to 25% if the individual participates in rehabilitative, work, or educational programming.
  • Mandate that criminal offenses of obtaining, possessing, or using any drug such as fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, LSD, and other controlled substances cannot be classified as a felony, but only a misdemeanor.
  • Prohibit jail time as a sentence for obtaining, possessing, or using such drugs until an individual’s third offense within 24 months.
  • Allow an individual convicted of obtaining, possessing, or using any such drug prior to the effective date of the amendment to ask a court to reduce the conviction to a misdemeanor, regardless of whether the individual has completed the sentence.
  • Require any available funding, based on the projected savings, to be applied to state administered rehabilitation programs and crime victim funds.
  • Require a graduated series of responses, such as community service, drug treatment, or jail time, for minor, non-criminal probation violations.

Crawford County Criminal and Administrative Justice Services Levy

The Board of Commissioners of Crawford County proposes to levy a sales and use tax in the amount of 0.5% for the purpose of supporting criminal and administrative justice services and for the administration of the tax for a continuing period of time. Shall the resolution of the Crawford County Commissioners proposing a 0.5% sales and use tax be approved?

New Washington – Ambulance Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Village of New Washington for the purpose of providing and maintaining ambulance, rescue and emergency appliances and the current operation of the same by the fire department at a rate not exceeding 1 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.10 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 3 years, commencing in 2019, first due in calendar year 2020.

New Washington – Fire Additional

An additional tax for the benefit of the Village of New Washington for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus and appliances and current operation of the fire department at a rate not exceeding 2.5 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.25 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2018, first due in calendar year 2019.

Bucyrus Township – Fire Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Bucyrus Township for the purpose of fire protection at a rate not exceeding 1 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.10 for each one hundred dollars of valution, for 5 years, commencing in 2019, first due in calendar year 2020.

Chatfield Township – Operations Replacement

A replacement of a tax for the benefit of Chatfield Township for the purpose of current operating expenses at a rate not exceeding 1.5 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.15 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 3 years, commencing in 2018, first due in calendar year 2019.

Cranberry Township – Fire Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Cranberry Township for the purpose of fire protection at a rate not exceeding 0.5 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.05 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2018, first due in calendar year 2019.

Cranberry Township – Ambulance Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Cranberry Township for the purpose of providing ambulance and emergency medical service at a rate not exceeding 0.5 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.05 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 3 years, commencing in 2018, first due in calendar year 2019.

Lykens Township – Expenses Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Lykens Township for the purpose of current expenses at a rate not exceeding 1 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.10 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 3 years, commencing in 2018, first due in calendar year 2019.

Whetstone Township – Fire Protection Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Whetstone Township for the purpose of fire protection at a rate not exceeding 0.2 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.02 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2019, first due in calendar year 2020.

Whetstone Township – Fire Equipment Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Whetstone Township for the purpose of fire protection at a rate not exceeding 0.2 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.02 for each one hundred dollars of valution, for 5 years, commencing in 2019, first due in calendar year 2020.

Out of County

Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District – Expenses Renewal

Shall an annual income tax of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) on the school district income of individuals and of estates be imposed by the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District, to renew an income tax expiring at the end of 2019, for five years, beginning January 1, 2020, for the purpose of current expenses?

Upper Sandusky Community Library – Operations Renewal

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Upper Sandusky Community Library for the purpose of current operating expenses at a rate not exceeding 1.4 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to fourteen cents ($0.14) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of five years, commencing in 2019, first due in calendar year 2020.