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St. Mary Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 5, 2003. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION (3/4% SALES TAX EXTENSION) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY TO LEVY AND COLLECT THE EXISTING 3/4% SALES AND USE TAX FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20 YEARS FROM AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009 (THE PRESENT EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE TAX), WITH THE AVAILS OR PROCEEDS OF THE TAX TO BE ALLOCATED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PARISH AND THE VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PARISH (THE "RECIPIENTS") AND USED FOR THOSE PURPOSES (SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL; SEWERS AND SEWERAGE DISPOSAL WORKS; FIRE PROTECTION; AND ADDITIONALLY POLICE PROTECTION IN THE MUNICIPALITIES) AND BE SUBJECT TO FUNDING INTO BONDS BY THE RESPECTIVE RECIPIENTS OF THE TAX, AS DESCRIBED AND SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSITIONS APPROVED AT ELECTIONS HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 1973 AND MAY 2, 1987.

PW Sales Tax Extension, 3/4% S&U --Council - 20 Yrs

Passed: 66.9% voted yes and 33.1% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the St. Mary Parish Council, the governing authority of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to levy and collect the existing 3/4% sales and use tax (the "Tax") (now being levied and collected pursuant to elections held in the Parish on December 11, 1973 and May 2, 1987) for an additional twenty (20) years from and after January 1, 2009 (the present expiration date for the Tax), with the avails or proceeds of the Tax to be allocated and distributed to the Parish and the various municipalities of the Parish (the "Recipients") and used for those purposes (solid waste collection and disposal; sewers and sewerage disposal works; fire protection; and additionally police protection in the municipalities) and be subject to funding into bonds by the respective Recipients of the Tax, as described and set forth in the propositions approved at the aforesaid elections, all in accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, R.S. 33:2721.1 and 2721.6, Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto?

  • YesApproved

    66.9% 1,036 votes

  • No

    33.1% 513 votes

By precinct in St. Mary Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,436 votes cast at the polls in 61 precincts. The 113 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,549 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct