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Tangipahoa Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 14, 2009. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Gravity Drainage District No. 5 Proposition Summary: Continuation of the 4.29 mills property tax within the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, for a period of ten (10) years, for the purpose of maintaining, constructing and improving drainage works of public improvement within the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana, under the authority of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, as amended.

Gravity Drainage Dist.#5, 4.29 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 90.6% voted yes and 9.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, as amended (the "Louisiana Constitution"), and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of a special ad valorem tax of 4.29 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the "Tax") (an estimated $65,000 is 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, commencing with the tax collection for the year 2010, and annually thereafter, to and including the tax collection for the year 2019, and shall the proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used for the purpose of maintaining, constructing and improving drainage works of public improvement within the territorial limits of the District, under the authority of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution?

  • YesApproved

    90.6% 106 votes

  • No

    9.4% 11 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa 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 83 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 34 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

117 votes cast.

Recall Dave Higgenbotham, Council Mbr., Dist. B, City of Ponchatoula

FOR the Recall had the most votes, with 57.4%.

  • FOR the RecallApproved

    57.4% 120 votes

  • AGAINST the Recall

    42.6% 89 votes

By precinct in Tangipahoa Parish

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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
FOR the Recall
AGAINST the Recall
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 150 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 59 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

209 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct