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Assumption Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 8, 2008. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION (SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE) (TAX RENEWAL) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE OF THE PARISH OF ASSUMPTION, LOUISIANA, TO CONTINUE TO LEVY A 10-YEAR 6.97 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PARISH.

Parishwide, 6.97 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 82.9% voted yes and 17.1% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall School District Number One of the Parish of Assumption, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of six and ninety-seven hundredths (6.97) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $660,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2009 and ending with the year 2018, for the purpose of giving additional support to public elementary and secondary schools in the Parish?

  • YesApproved

    82.9% 820 votes

  • No

    17.1% 169 votes

No precinct map: Assumption Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

989 votes cast.