COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The grassroots effort to abolish property taxes in Ohio will need to double its signatures in the next two months to get on the ballot.
AxOHTax said it is not yet at its minimum goal for signatures during an update to a statewide community petition effort. If approved, Ohioans would be able to vote this November on a constitutional amendment to ban property taxes. Brian Massie, president of the AxOHTax volunteers, announced the group was at 305,000 signatures as of Thursday.
Massie said the movement is “on pace” to hit the 418,488 signatures needed by July 1, but the movement will need far more signatures than that to succeed. AxOHTax hopes to gather at least 620,000 signatures in that time to ensure they have enough valid signatures, a steep requirement with around 60 days to go. See previous coverage of AxOHTax in the video player above.
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When the state certifies a citizen-led petition, it typically finds a fraction of the signatures are invalid. Reasons for disqualifying a signature include when someone signed a petition twice or if they are not a registered Ohio voter…