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Allen Parish

Local election results for Saturday, January 21, 2006. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 PROPOSITION (TAX CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR 7.62 MILLS TAX CONTINUATION FOR CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING SCHOOL FACILITIES IN AND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5.

School District No. 5, 7.62 Mill - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 66.5% voted yes and 33.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall School District No. 5 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of seven and sixty-two hundredths (7.62) mills on all the property subject to taxation within said District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2006 and ending with the year 2015, for the purpose of constructing, improving, operating and maintaining school facilities in and for said District?

  • YesApproved

    66.5% 550 votes

  • No

    33.5% 277 votes

By precinct in Allen Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

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 811 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 16 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

827 votes cast.

SCHOOL DISTRICT WARD ONE PROPOSITION (TAX CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR 5.29 MILLS TAX CONTINUATION FOR CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING SCHOOL FACILITIES IN AND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT WARD ONE.

School District Ward One, 5.29 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 74.8% voted yes and 25.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall School District Ward One of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of five and twenty-nine hundredths (5.29) mills on all the property subject to taxation within said District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2006 and ending with the year 2015, for the purpose of constructing, improving, operating and maintaining school facilities in and for said District?

  • YesApproved

    74.8% 397 votes

  • No

    25.2% 134 votes

By precinct in Allen 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 435 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 96 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

531 votes cast.

TOWN OF KINDER PROPOSITION (SALES TAX CONTINUATION & REDEDICATION) SUMMARY: THREE-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT (.3%) SALES AND USE TAX CONTINUATION FOR 10 YEARS AND REDEDICATION SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER COLLECTED MAY BE USED NOT ONLY FOR IMPROVING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE TOWN'S PUBLIC LIBRARY BUT ALSO FOR MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE TOWN'S SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM, WITH THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX TO BE SUBJECT TO BEING FUNDED INTO BONDS.

Town of Kinder, .3% S&U - Mayor & Bd. of Ald. - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 75.8% voted yes and 24.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Town of Kinder, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), 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 continue to levy and collect a tax of three-tenths of one percent (.3%) (the "Tax"), upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Town, in the manner provided by state law, for a period of ten (10) years beginning January 1, 2007, and rededicate the proceeds of the Tax heretofore or hereafter collected (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), so that such proceeds may be used not only for improving, maintaining and operating the Town's public library but also for maintaining and operating the Town's sanitary sewerage system, and further, shall the Town be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds for the aforesaid capital purposes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of the State of Louisiana?

  • YesApproved

    75.8% 72 votes

  • No

    24.2% 23 votes

By precinct in Allen 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 95 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts.

95 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct