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St. Mary 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

Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2 Proposition Summary: Authority to issue $6,320,000 of 20 year general obligation bonds for constructing and improving the gravity and forced drainage works in the District and acquiring the necessary lands, equipment and machinery therefor, with the bond proceeds to be first used to construct levee improvements and enhancements that will meet the FEMA and Corps of Engineers' required criteria for certification of levees for flood and coastal surge protection, and will be payable from ad valorem taxes.

Consolidated GDD No.2, $6,320,000 Bond - BOC - 20 Yrs.

Passed: 89.6% voted yes and 10.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of Six Million Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($6,320,000) to run twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum (7%) per annum, for the purpose of constructing and improving the gravity and forced drainage works in the District and acquiring the necessary lands, equipment and machinery therefor, with the bond proceeds to be first used to construct levee improvements and enhancements that will meet the FEMA and Corps of Engineers' required criteria for certification of levees for flood and coastal surge protection, title to which shall be in the public, which bonds will be general obligations of said 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

    89.6% 259 votes

  • No

    10.4% 30 votes

By precinct in St. Mary 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 250 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 39 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

289 votes cast.

Fire Protection District No. 3 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 10 mills property tax renewal for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment in said District, and all purposes incidental thereto.

Fire Protection Dist.No.3, 10 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 91.8% voted yes and 8.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the "District") levy a special tax of ten (10) mills (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one entire year being $458,890) on all the property subject to taxation in the District 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 operating fire protection facilities and equipment, and all purposes incidental thereto?

  • YesApproved

    91.8% 56 votes

  • No

    8.2% 5 votes

By precinct in St. Mary 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 58 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 3 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

61 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct