JULY 1 BALLOT DEADLINE: 27 DAYS LEFT · MIN PACE (~413,488 goal): 4,141/day · SAFE PACE (~620,000 goal): 12,023/day

Official (AxOhTax, 2026-04-23): 305,000 · ohtaxreform.com pledges: 0 · Add your name →

Campaign update (Apr 23, 2026): 44/88 counties meet signature distribution floor — geographic requirement largely set; every new signature pushes toward ~413,488 (min) and ~620,000 (safe). Sign the digital pledge

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Fiscal pulse

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Map: blue counties meet the modeled 5% distribution floor; orange/red are priority. Click a county to sync the live pulse. Pinch or scroll to zoom.

Tax swap simulator

Explore how to balance the $21,400,000,000 property-tax hole (modeled).

This is a policy modeling tool — not a real receipt from the state. Move the three sliders to explore how Medicaid savings, TIF reform, and sales-tax changes could offset Ohio's roughly $21.4 billion property tax burden. Every number here is an illustrative estimate for discussion, not an official forecast.

Remaining: $21,400,000,000

Balance progress: 0% ($0 modeled offset)

Medicaid audit efficiency

0–10% (each 1% ≈ $510M spending reduction)

0% → $0

Commercial TIF reform

0–100% (each 10% reclaimed ≈ $400M revenue)

0% → $0

Sales tax base modernization

Tax luxury services, scaling $0 → $2.5B

0% → $0

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Modeled values — slider constants reflect published campaign estimates. All figures are illustrative.

M11

Module 11: System Failure Analysis

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Module 11: System Failure Analysis

1. Definition (from Module 1)

A System Failure exists when a rule is too complex for a standard POS or a consumer to verify at transaction time, so wrong tax or no tax is collected by default.

2. Ambiguity points (non-exhaustive)

Domain Why standard POS fails
Construction / fixtures Module 7 — line items need legal fixture vs. realty classification; SKU text won't resolve it.
Enumerated services Module 4 — $5,000 thresholds, EIS vs. professional services, bundled labor.
Food & beverage Module 2 — off-premises vs. on-premises, soft drink tests.
Use tax Module 5 — no receipt when remote seller doesn't collect; POS has nothing to show.
Marketplace Module 8 — facilitator vs. seller and wrong tax code on long-tail SKUs.

3. Pattern: law vs. operational reality

Statute may be knowable to a specialist; Operational Reality is millions of untrained cashiers and automated carts. Ambiguity + volume = leakage at scale.

4. Analytical lenses (apply to every module)

Use these tests consistently when reviewing a rule or receipt:

A. Determinism test

Can two different parties reach the same tax outcome using only the law and stated facts?

If not → system failure.

B. Replicability test

Can a transaction be classified identically across:

If not → inconsistency risk and unfair competition.

C. Binary classification requirement

Every transaction should resolve to TAXABLE or NOT TAXABLE before rate lookup. Subjective “it depends on the auditor” layers belong in audit dispute, not at checkout.

5. Input to reform

Module 12 converts this map into a Real-Time Validation mandate: shared signals, authoritative taxability answers, and transaction-level proof where flat rate tables are insufficient.

Outcomes

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