Issue results
November 3, 2008
After 131 of 131 precincts reporting (100%):
# 1 – Amends constitution to submit referendums, legislation and amendments to a ballot 125 days prior to the election instead of 90 days.
YES – 35,478 65.11%
NO – 19,015 34.89%
# 2 – Allows the state to issue bonds to continue the Clean Ohio Program for environmental revitalization and conservation.
YES – 37,389 66.53%
NO – 18,810 33.47%
# 3 – Amends constitution to protect private property rights in ground water, lakes and other water sources.
YES – 39,761 72.28%
NO – 15,250 27.72%
# 5 – Amends the way “payday lending” operates in Ohio by limiting the maximum loan amount to $500 and the maximum interest rate to 20 percent.
YES – 35,923 63.67%
NO – 20,500 36.33%
# 6 – Amends constitution to permit one casino near Wilmington, between Columbus and Cincinnati, and distribute to all Ohio counties a tax on the casino.
YES – 20,413 34.63%
NO – 38,539 65.37%
# 7 – Permits Circle K gas station on North Mantua Street to sell beer on Sundays.
YES – 245 69.21%
NO – 109 30.79%
# 8 – Permits Speedway SuperAmerica gas station on state Route 59 to sell beer on Sundays.
YES – 278 62.75%
NO – 165 37.25%
# 9 – Permits 1.92 acres in Aurora to be revised from Residential to Commercial.
YES – 3,712 64.47%
NO – 2,046 35.53%
# 10 – Proposes to increase Streetsboro’s income tax from 1 percent to 2 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2009.
FOR TAX – 2,084 38.37%
AGAINST TAX – 3,348 61.63%
# 11 – If Issue 10 passes, this proposes a 2 percent tax credit for Streetsboro residents who live in the city but work outside.
NOT PASSED
# 12 – Permits 7 acres in Streetsboro to be revised from Industrial to Residential.
YES – 3,112 62.24%
NO – 1,888 37.76%
# 13 – Permits the American Legion Post 0685 in Streetsboro to sell wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor on Sundays.
YES – 343 64.96%
NO – 185 35.04%
# 14 – Brady Lake Village renewal tax levy, 2.2 Mills for fire protection, effective 2008-2012.
FOR TAX – 131 62.98%
AGAINST TAX – 77 37.02%
# 15 – Proposes to amend the income tax regulations of the village of Mantua by repealing “credit to tax paid to another municipality.”
YES – 120 33.33%
NO – 240 66.67%
# 16 – Permits the Hideaway in Windham Village to sell beer on Sundays.
YES – 167 57.99%
NO – 121 42.01%
# 18 – Atwater Township replacement levy, 2.9 mills, fire protection, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 560 56.11%
AGAINST TAX – 438 43.89%
# 19 – Brimfield Township additional tax levy of 1.0 mill for fire protection.
FOR TAX- 1,924 49.51%
AGAINST TAX – 1962 50.49%
# 20 – Permits the Wal-Mart Mart Supercenter in Brimfield Township to sell wine and mixed beverages on Sundays.
YES – 315 61.64%
NO – 196 38.36%
# 21 – Charlestown Township renewal tax levy, 1.5 mills for fire protection, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 420 69.88%
AGAINST TAX – 181 30.12%
# 22 – Franklin Township renewal tax levy, 2.0 mills for road and bridge construction and repair, effective 2008-2012.
FOR TAX – 1,384 66.13%
AGAINST TAX – 709 33.87%
# 23 – Hiram Township replacement levy, 2.0 mills for general construction, reconstruction, etc. of roads, effective 2008-2012.
FOR TAX – 578 53.13%
AGAINST TAX – 510 46.88%
# 24 – Paris Township renewal tax levy, 2.0 mills for road and bridge construction and repair, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 500 66.58%
AGAINST TAX – 251 33.42%
# 25 – (Summit County Overlap) Tallmadge City School District, additional tax levy, 6.9 mills for current expenses, effective 2008-2012.
FOR TAX – 74 61.16%
AGAINST TAX – 47 38.84%
# 26 – Field Local School District replacement levy, 7.3 mills for current expenses, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 3,064 47.67%
AGAINST TAX – 3,363 52.33%
# 27 – James A. Garfield Local School District renewal tax levy, 5.42 mills for emergency requirements, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 2,212 64.89%
AGAINST TAX – 1,197 35.11%
# 28 – Rootstown Local School District renewal tax levy, 2.5 mills for renovating, rehabilitating, etc., effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 2,190 62.63%
AGAINST TAX – 1,307 37.37%
# 29 – (Summit County Overlap) Stow-Munroe Falls City School District, additional tax levy, 3.17 mills for emergency requirements, effective 2008-2012.
FOR TAX – 15 31.25%
AGAINST TAX – 33 68.75%
# 30 – Windham Exempted Village School District, renewal tax levy, 3.46 mills for emergency requirements, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 755 57.50%
AGAINST TAX – 558 42.50%
# 31 – Portage County General Health District additional tax levy, .5 mill for current expenses, effective 2008-2012.
FOR TAX – 16,461 37.02%
AGAINST TAX – 28,000 62.98%
# 32 – Portage Park District, additional tax levy, .5 mill for preserving forests, wetlands, etc., effective 20009-2017.
FOR TAX – 26,065 45.65%
AGAINST TAX – 31,029 54.35%
# 33 – Mantua-Shalersville fire district renewal tax levy, 2.99 mills for ambulance and emergency medical services, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 2,894 67.38%
AGAINST TAX – 1,401 32.62%
# 34 – (Stark County Overlap) Stark County Library District replacement levy, 1.0 mill for current expenses, effective 2008-2012.
FOR TAX – 11 57.89%
AGAINST TAX – 8 42.11%
# 35 – Portage County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities renewal tax levy, 2.0 mills for programs and services, effective 2009-2013.
FOR TAX – 37,607 65.69%
AGAINST TAX – 19,643 34.31%
# 36 – Portage County Mental Health and Recovery Board renewal tax levy, .5 mill for mental health and recovery programs, effective 2009-2018.
FOR TAX – 36,151 63.46%
AGAINST TAX – 20,817 36.54%
Source: Portage County Board of Elections