Action Alert from LWVO

The decision to maintain the governor’s veto or override it now goes to the Ohio Senate. 

This week [week of 07/21/25] , you helped us stop the Ohio House from overriding two of the vetoes Governor DeWine issued before signing Ohio’s 2026-27 main operating budget. Both provisions would have taken funding from schools and other vital public services, hurting communities across Ohio. 

Unfortunately, House members were successful in passing—by just one vote—an override to the governor’s veto of a provision that takes away local authority to decide what kind of property tax levies work best in their communities. 

The decision to maintain the governor’s veto or override it, now goes to the Ohio Senate. It's up to us: we must stop this override.

This law would prevent voters from having a say if an emergency in their community demands a new tax levy, devastating not just schools but school districts, emergency responders, libraries, and other local authorities. Allowing this provision to become part of the law would take power away from local communities, who should be able to decide whether or not to put a levy on the ballot.

The last few weeks have shown us that lawmakers are responding to pressure, so KEEP IT UP!

Tell Ohio lawmakers: vote NO on the veto override.