Levy Information

Marion County ADAMH Renewal Levy

Marion County Levy – 1-Mill Renewal – November 2026

The Crawford-Marion Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services is asking Marion County voters to renew its existing 1-mill levy on November 3, 2026. When a Marion County resident struggles with addiction or mental illness, the whole family lives it. This levy funds the local help those families lean on – and it is a renewal that will not raise taxes.

Renew Your Support Without Raising Taxes

  • The renewal continues the current rate: $15.27 per year for the owner of a $100,000 home, about $1.27 a month. The Board is asking for the same rate, not a penny more.
  • This is a renewal, not a new tax. Nothing on tax bills change.
  • By law, every dollar stays in Marion County and can only be spent on local mental health and addiction services. The levy funds cannot be diverted to other County projects.

Renew Your Support for Families in Crisis

  • When someone is struggling, their parents, spouses, and children carry it too. The levy funds family supports, respite care, caregiver outreach, and family support groups so no family faces it alone.
  • The Traumatic Loss Team and grief support help Marion County families through the hardest days, after a sudden loss or a death by suicide or overdose.

Renew Your Support for Crisis Response and First Responders

  • The levy funds the local 988 crisis line and Mobile Crisis Services, giving deputies, troopers, EMS, and firefighters a place to take someone in a mental health crisis instead of jail or the emergency room.
  • Quick Response Teams reach families fast after an overdose or substance use crisis, when the next step is hardest to find alone.
  • These services free up first responders to go out and do the job they were meant to do. If the funding is reduced, they feel it.

Renew Your Support for Youth and Schools

  • The levy funds evidence-based youth prevention, including Teen Institute and Junior Teen Institute, plus school counseling and student assistance for students and their families across Marion County districts.
  • The need is local. In the Drug Free Marion CLYDE survey of students in grades 7-12, 37.7 percent reported feeling depressed or sad most days, 32.7 percent felt so hopeless they stopped usual activities, and 19 percent seriously considered suicide.
  • These programs reach struggling kids – and their guardians trying to help – before a crisis, not after. Renewing the levy keeps them in place.

Renew Your Support for Treatment and Recovery

  • The levy funds Assisted Outpatient Treatment, peer recovery support, substance use treatment, and recovery housing and employment programs for residents working through addiction and mental illness.
  • Recovery happens close to home, which means families stay connected to a loved one in treatment instead of driving hours away.
  • This work is delivered by trusted local providers, including Coleman Health Services, Marion Area Counseling, OhioGuidestone, Pathways of Central Ohio, Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Safe Harbor Peer Support, and NAMI Marion and Crawford Counties.

Renew Your Support for Local Control

  • A local citizen board decides how the money is spent, and the dollars are audited and reported publicly.
  • State and federal sources do not cover everything. Local levy dollars fund the gaps: the crisis line, prevention, peer support, family supports, and recovery housing.
  • Marion County keeps control of Marion County services. That only continues if the levy is renewed.

Vote FOR the ADAMH renewal on November 3. Helping families in crisis.

VOTING RESOURCES

ARE YOU REGISTERED?

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Visit VoteOhio.gov to confirm you are registered and to find where you vote.

Get registered.

With a valid Ohio driver’s license you can register online at VoteOhio.gov.

Deadline: Monday, October 5, 2026.

VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Request an absentee ballot application at VoteOhio.gov, or from your county Board of Elections, by Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Your completed ballot must be received by your county Board of Elections by 7:30 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – whether you return it by mail or in person. Ohio no longer counts ballots that arrive after Election Day, so mail yours early or drop it off.

Marion County Board of Elections

222 W. Center Street Marion, Ohio 43302

(740) 223-4090 | boe.ohio.gov/marion

EARLY VOTE

Vote early, in person, at your county Board of Elections (addresses above). Early voting starts Tuesday, October 6, 2026 and runs through the weekend before Election Day. Check your Board of Elections website for the full early-voting schedule.

ELECTION DAY VOTING

Polls are open Tuesday, November 3, 2026 from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Find your polling place at your county Board of Elections website or at VoteOhio.gov.

 

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