Summit County Issue 11 — City of Akron proposed charter amendment

What it does

Shall the Charter of the City of Akron be amended to enact Section 101b so as to require property owners or operators to permit security deposits for residential rentals to be paid over three or six month periods; to require operators to inform tenants or prospective tenants of their right to make security deposit payments over three or six months; criminalizing the failure to provide the notification; banning fees, charges, deposits or other payments prior to executing rental agreements for residential rental properties; and criminalizing the collection of an application fee for residential rentals?

A YES vote means

Akron landlords would have to let tenants pay security deposits over three or six months and tell them of that right, with failure to notify a crime, and fees or deposits before signing a lease and rental application fees would be banned, with collecting an application fee a crime.

A NO vote means

Akron's charter would not add these security deposit and rental fee rules.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

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Right

A YES vote leans strongly left; a NO vote leans the other way (AI-estimated from the official ballot summary, 74% confidence).

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Summit County Issue 11 mean?

Akron landlords would have to let tenants pay security deposits over three or six months and tell them of that right, with failure to notify a crime, and fees or deposits before signing a lease and rental application fees would be banned, with collecting an application fee a crime.

What does a NO vote on Summit County Issue 11 mean?

Akron's charter would not add these security deposit and rental fee rules.

How many votes does Summit County Issue 11 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Summit County Issue 11?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.