On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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City Judge, City Court, El. Sect. 1B, City of Baton Rouge
Kelli Terrell Temple (Democrat) won with 56.0% of the vote.
Kelli Terrell Temple DemocratElected
56.0%2,258 votes
Donald Dobbins DemocratDefeated
14.1%567 votes
Tarvald Anthony Smith DemocratDefeated
12.1%486 votes
Arthur R. Thomas DemocratDefeated
7.1%287 votes
2 other candidates: 10.7% together
Kevin "Lovell" James Democrat
7.1%
286
Durinda Robinson Republican
3.6%
145
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
4,029 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Proposition No. 1 (1/2% Sales & Use Tax) Summary: 1/2% sales and use tax beginning July 1, 2009 to be used first for a new middle school, including, if necessary, land acquisition, and then for acquiring, constructing and improving schools, including school related buildings, equipment and facilities, subject to funding into bonds from time to time for capital improvements.
Shall the Central Community School Board, acting as the governing authority of the Central Community School System (the "District"), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), commencing July 1, 2009, 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 geographic boundaries of the District, all as defined by law (an estimated $1,285,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used first for constructing, furnishing and equipping a new middle school, including, if necessary, land acquisition, and then for acquiring, constructing and improving schools, including school related buildings, equipment and facilities; said Tax to be subject to funding into bonds from time to time for capital improvements, in the manner provided by the laws of Louisiana?
YesApproved
64.6%4,594 votes
No
35.4%2,518 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
7,112 votes cast.
Proposition No. 2 (General Obligation Bonds) Summary: Authority to issue not exceeding $12,000,000 of not exceeding 20 year general obligation bonds for the purpose of renovating existing schools to address life safety code issues, title to which shall be in the public, said bonds to be payable from ad valorem taxes.
Shall the Central Community School Board, acting as the governing authority of the Central Community School System (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds not exceeding Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000), in one or more series, to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum (7%) per annum, for the purpose of renovating existing schools to address life safety code issues, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?
YesApproved
53.9%3,830 votes
No
46.1%3,270 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
7,100 votes cast.
Proposition No. 3 (General Obligation Bonds) Summary: Authority to issue not exceeding $20,000,000 of not exceeding 20 year general obligation bonds for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a new elementary school, including, if necessary, land acquisition, and then for acquiring, constructing and improving schools, including school related buildings, equipment and facilities, title to which shall be in the public, said bonds to be payable from ad valorem taxes.
Shall the Central Community School Board, acting as the governing authority of the Central Community School System (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds not exceeding Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000), in one or more series, to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum (7%) per annum, for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a new elementary school, including, if necessary, land acquisition, and then for acquiring, constructing and improving schools, including school related buildings, equipment and facilities, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?
YesApproved
51.0%3,610 votes
No
49.0%3,468 votes
No precinct map: East Baton Rouge Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.