The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has taken a significant step toward addressing historically high property tax bills, according to a press release from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office.
On Friday, the office announced that it had accepted the title and summary of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at adding a new Section 14 to Article XII of the state constitution. This proposed amendment seeks to abolish taxes on real property and prohibit any future taxes on real property.
The Attorney General’s Office received the petition on May 1, and their role in the process is to determine whether the submitted language “fairly and truthfully” summarizes the constitutional amendment or proposed statute…