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East Feliciana Parish

Local election results for Saturday, July 16, 2005. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

PROPOSITION NO. 1 (SALES TAX REDEDICATION) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR EAST FELICIANA PARISH TO REDEDICATE THE PROCEEDS OF THE 3/4% SALES TAX AND 1/4% SALES TAX LEVIED FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES SO THAT (1) A PORTION OF THE EXCESS THEREOF AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004 SHALL BE USED AS FOLLOWS: (I) 10% TO GENERAL FUND AND (II) 90% TO ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND AND (2) THE EXCESS PROCEEDS OF SAID TAXES COLLECTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2005 SHALL BE USED AS FOLLOWS: (I) 50% TO GENERAL FUND AND (II) 50% TO ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.

Parishwide, Prop. #1 -1% Rededication Tax - PJ - 10 Yrs

Passed: 67.1% voted yes and 32.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to rededicate the proceeds of the three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) sales and use tax (most recently reauthorized for an additional ten (10) years by an election held on September 18, 2004) and the one-fourth percent (1/4%) sales and use tax (authorized by an election held on October 6, 1990) levied and collected by the Parish for paying the costs of providing, maintaining, operating, constructing, acquiring and/or improving solid waste collection and disposal facilities and services (collectively, the "Taxes") so that (1) the excess thereof accumulated as of December 31, 2004, over and above a reserve equal to one year's operating expenses for said solid waste purposes as determined by the prior year's financial statement of the Parish's Solid Waste Fund (the "Reserve Requirement"), shall be used as follows: (i) 10% to the Parish's General Fund for any lawful corporate purpose and (ii) 90% to the Road and Bridge Fund for (a) purchasing equipment for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges and (b) constructing capital improvements for public roads, highways and bridges, and (2) the proceeds of the Taxes collected on and after January 1, 2005 in excess of the amount needed for said solid waste purposes, as determined by the governing authority of the Parish, and to maintain the Reserve Requirement shall be used as follows: (i) 50% to said General Fund for any lawful corporate purpose and (ii) 50% to said Road and Bridge Fund for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges, including purchasing, maintaining and operating equipment therefor?

  • YesApproved

    67.1% 1,307 votes

  • No

    32.9% 640 votes

By precinct in East Feliciana Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 1,641 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 306 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,947 votes cast.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 (MILLAGE REDEDICATION) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA TO REDEDICATE THE PROCEEDS OF THE 3 MILLS TAX LEVIED BY THE PARISH FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT SO THAT (1) A PORTION OF THE EXCESS THEREOF AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004 SHALL BE USED AS FOLLOWS: (I) 10% TO THE GENERAL FUND AND (II) 90% TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND AND (2) THE EXCESS PROCEEDS OF SAID TAX COLLECTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2005 SHALL BE USED AS FOLLOWS: (I) 50% TO THE GENERAL FUND AND (II) 50% TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.

Parishwide, Prop. #2 - 3 Mill - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 66.2% voted yes and 33.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to rededicate the proceeds of the three (3) mills tax levied by the Parish for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating the public health unit of the Parish (the "Tax") (most recently reauthorized for an additional ten (10) years by an election held on September 18, 2004) so that (1) the excess thereof accumulated as of December 31, 2004, over and above a reserve equal to one year's operating expenses for said public health unit as determined by the prior year's financial statement of the Parish's Health Unit Fund (the "Reserve Requirement"), shall be used as follows: (i) 10% to the Parish's General Fund for any lawful corporate purpose and (ii) 90% to the Road and Bridge Fund for (a) purchasing equipment for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges and (b) constructing capital improvements in connection with public roads, highways and bridges, and (2) the proceeds of the Tax collected on and after January 1, 2005 in excess of the amount needed for constructing, maintaining and operating the public health unit, as determined by the governing authority of the Parish, and to maintain the Reserve Requirement shall be used as follows: (i) 50% to said General Fund for any lawful corporate purpose and (ii) 50% to said Road and Bridge Fund for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges, including purchasing, maintaining and operating equipment therefor?

  • YesApproved

    66.2% 1,293 votes

  • No

    33.8% 660 votes

By precinct in East Feliciana Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 1,646 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 307 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,953 votes cast.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 (SALES TAX) SUMMARY: 1% SALES AND USE TAX TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA AND THE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE PARISH WITH THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX RECEIVED BY THE PARISH TO BE USED 50% FOR FUNDING THE PARISH ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND AND 50% FOR FUNDING THE PARISH GENERAL FUND AND THE PROCEEDS RECEIVED BY THE MUNICIPALITIES TO BE USED TO FUND THEIR RESPECTIVE GENERAL FUNDS.

Parishwide, Prop. #3 - 1% S&U - PJ

Passed: 59.1% voted yes and 40.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services within the Parish, as defined by law, with the proceeds of the Tax to be divided between the Parish and the municipalities within the Parish based proportionately on the respective populations of each municipality and the unincorporated area of the Parish to that of the Parish as a whole (excluding inmates and patients at State facilities and the Parish jail), as reflected by the most recent Federal Census (with the Parish to receive the portion of the Tax proceeds representing the population in said unincorporated area and each municipality to receive the portion of said proceeds representing the population within its corporate boundaries), with the proceeds of the respective allocations of the Tax to be used as follows: (a) in the case of the Parish, 50% to the Parish Road and Bridge Fund for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges, including purchasing, maintaining and operating equipment therefor, and 50% to the Parish General Fund for any lawful corporate purpose and (b) in the case of each municipality, to such municipality's general fund for any lawful corporate purpose?

  • YesApproved

    59.1% 1,151 votes

  • No

    40.9% 798 votes

By precinct in East Feliciana 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 1,645 votes cast at the polls in 21 precincts. The 304 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,949 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct