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Claiborne Parish

Local election results for Saturday, May 2, 2009. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Fire Protection District No. 5 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 10.37 mills property tax renewal for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the Claiborne Parish Fire Protection District No. 5, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes.

Fire Prot. Dist. No. 5, 10.37 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 92.5% voted yes and 7.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Claiborne Parish Fire Protection District No. 5, Louisiana (the "District"), levy a ten and thirty-seven hundredths (10.37) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $176,000 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 2010 and ending with the year 2019, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?

  • YesApproved

    92.5% 98 votes

  • No

    7.5% 8 votes

By precinct in Claiborne 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 92 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 14 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

106 votes cast.

Fire Protection District No. 3 Proposition Summary: Renewal of a 10.00 mills property tax for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment for the District, including paying for the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes.

Fire Prot. District No. 3, 10 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 100.0% voted yes and 0.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Claiborne Parish Police Jury, governing authority of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, be, authorized to renew, levy and collect a special tax of ten and no hundredths (10.00) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in Fire Protection District No. 3, for a period of ten (10) years January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment for Fire Protection District No. 3, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes? The estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected for the levy of the tax for one entire year is $169,630.

  • YesApproved

    100.0% 69 votes

  • No

    0.0% 0 votes

By precinct in Claiborne 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 57 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 12 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

69 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct