The Coalition for Ohio’s Future is a broad-based, bi-partisan organization including teachers and other educators, firefighters, police, elected officials, concerned citizens, social service organizations, business people, doctors and other health professionals, labor unions, senior citizens, faith-based organizations and many others all dedicated to defeating the TEL Amendment.
Groups and Individuals Opposed to the TEL
Access, Inc.
ACTION OHIO Coalition for Battered Women
Adult Guardianship Services
AFSCME United
AIDS Resource Center Ohio
AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland
Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Board of Lucas Co.
Alliance of Child Caring Service Providers
Anthony Mealy, Council at Large, City of Oberlin
Arthur Howard Winer and Associates, Inc.
ASIA, Inc.
Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes and Services for the Aging
Auburn Township Trustees
Auglaize County Mayors Association
Aurora Project, Inc.
Barberton Area Community Ministries
Bethel Township Trustees
Bowling Green State University
Bruce H. Akers, Mayor of Pepper Pike
Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Buckeye Firearms Association
Buckland Village Council
Caesarcreek Township Trustees
CAP Harmony Housing
Carl Stokes Brigade
Catholic Charities Health & Human Services
Catholic Charities Housing Opportunities
Center for Families and Children
Center for Mental Retardation
Central City Economic Development Council
Chagrin Falls Village Council
Chester Township Trustees
Children's Defense Fund of Ohio
Church of the Covenant (PCUSA), Cleveland
Cincinnati Christian Church
City of Athens
Cleveland Diocesan Social Action Office
Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition
Cleveland State Board of Trustees
Coalition of Democratic & Progressive Organizations of Central Ohio
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO)
Cogswell Hall, Inc.
Collaborative for Organizing Mt. Pleasant
Columbia Township - Lorain County
Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
Community Development for All People
Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio
Community Partners for Affordable Accessible Health Care
Community Shelter Board
Corporation of Ohio Appalachian Development
Council of Agency Directors
Council on Older Persons of Center for Community Solutions
County Commissioners' Association of Ohio
County Treasurers Association of Ohio
Cridersville Village Council
Cuyahoga Co. Community Mental Health Board
Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners
Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners
Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association
Cuyahoga County Public Library Board of Trustees
Cuyahoga Dept. Senior & Adult Services
Deaf & Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights
Delaware City Council
Democracy for America - Central Ohio
Eaton City Council
Edward Sweeney
Elizabeth Ruppert, M.D.
Ellen & James Black
Equal Justice Foundation
Georgine Wedo, Mayor South Euclid
Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless
Greater Dayton Mayors and Managers Assn.
Grove City Council
Hamilton County Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Board
Harbor House, Inc.
Harrison County Board of Commissioners
HELP (Help End Lead Poisoning)
Highland County Community Action
Hocking, Athens, Perry Community Action
Holiday City Village Council
Initiatives in Urban Education Foundation
InterFaith Hospitality Network of Gr. Cincinnati
International Brotherhood of Electricial Workers
IUPA Local 1933
Jackson County Commissioners
Jefferson Co. Community Action Council
Jewish Family Service
Jimmy Dimora, Cuyahoga County Commissoner
Lake Township Trustees, Stark County
Lakeview Assisted Living Center
League of Women Voters of Ohio
Linking Employment Abilities and Potential (LEAP)
Lorain County Board of Commissioners
Lorain County Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, Inc.
Lucas County Educational Service Center
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Lyndhurst City Council
Madison Township Trustees
Maple Heights City Council
Marion County Board of Commissioners
Mary Magdalene House
Mayor James Howey of Wooster
Mental Health Advocacy Coalition
Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons
MH & Recovery Bd. Of Clark, Greene & Madison Co.
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Miami Valley Teen Coalition
Morrow County Board of Commissioners
Nancy A. Grieshop
National MS Society- Ohio Chapters
NE Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
Near West Side/May Dugan Multi-Service Center
Neighborhood House Association
Neighborhood Housing Services of Hamilton, Inc.
New Visions Group
North Ridgeville Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
Ohio AFSCME Retirees Sub Chapter 109
Ohio AFSCME United
Ohio AIDS Coalition
Ohio Alcohol & Drug Policy Alliance
Ohio Association for Gifted Children
Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies
Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies
Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
Ohio Association of Free Clinics
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Ohio Association of School Business Officials
Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks
Ohio Association of Senior Centers
Ohio BASS Chapter Federation, Inc.
Ohio CDC Association
Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention. & Treatment
Ohio Conf. American Assoc. of University Professors
Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
Ohio League of Conservation Voters
Ohio Multi-County Development Corporation
Ohio Municipal League
Ohio National Organization of Women
Ohio Olmstead Task Force
Ohio Psychological Association
Ohio PTA
Ohio Retired Teachers Association
Ohio Retired Teachers Association (ORTA)
Ohio School Boards Association
Ohio School Psychologists Association
Ohio State Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council
Ole Dayton View Neighborhood Association
Ottawa County Board of Commissioners
Over the Rhine Housing Network
Oxford Citizens for Peace & Justice
Painesville Township Trustees
Parma City Council
Parma City Council
Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner
Pike County Outreach Council of Churches
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio
Public Children's Services Association of Ohio
RESTOC
Richland County Board of Commissioners
Richland Township Trustees
Rittman City Council
Ross Co. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
SEIU Ohio State Council
Sisters of St. Francis
Spirit of Health
St. Marys Board of Education
St. Marys City Council
St. Marys Community Public Library Board
Summit County Township Association
Terra Community College Board of Trustees
The Arc of Ohio
The Center for Community Solutions
The Empowerment Center of Greater Cleveland
The Greater Youngstown Point, Inc.
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees
The Salvation Army
The Toledo-Lucas County Library Board of Trustees
Toledo Area Jobs with Justice
Transitional Housing, Inc.
UAPA Woman to Woman
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland
United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministry
United Methodist Mission Society
United Way of Greater Cleveland
Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio
University Senate - The Ohio State University
Village of South Point, Lawrence County
Voices for Children of Greater Cleveland
Volunteers of America/ Ohio River Valley, Inc.
Washington Twp, Board of Trustees (Franklin, Delaware and Union Counties)
Wayne County Achools Career Center
Westland Township Trustees
Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice
Wooster City Council
Wooster Community Hospital
YWCA Columbus
TEL is Officially Dead
The Aug. 24 deadline for submitting proposed ballot language to the Ohio Ballot Board has passed without any sign of a TEL proposal. In addition, H.B. 312 became effective on Aug. 21 so the withdrawal letter filed by the Citizens for Tax Reform's petition committee became effective on that date. Since no one has filed a lawsuit on the constitutionally of the withdrawal or a mandamus against the Secretary of State to require him to certify the issue, no TEL proposal will appear on the November 2006 General Election ballot.
The Coalition for Ohio's Future thanks everyone who stepped forward and provided leadership on this issue. As a unified front, the Coalition was successful in defeating a very bad idea for Ohio. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!
The Ohio TEL Amendment is nearly identical to Colorado’s TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) Amendment in place since 1992. In the only state where such a budget formula amendment exists, it has failed. For example:
- Funding for public schools fell to 50th in the nation;
- Higher education has suffered;
- Transportation and infrastructure needs are behind.
Click here to view a video about TABOR in Colorado, and what citizens and leaders in that state have to say about its harm to K-12 education, public safety, higher education, healthcare and agriculture.