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St. Mary Parish

Local election results for Saturday, May 1, 2010. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Mosquito Control District No. 1 Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: 5 year, 7.19 mills property tax renewal for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating a mosquito abatement and control program including the purchase, maintenance and operation of machinery and equipment necessary or useful in the eradication, abatement or control of mosquitos and other arthropods in Mosquito Control District No. 1.

Mosquito Control Dist. No. 1, 7.19 Mills - BOC - 5 Yrs.

Passed: 94.6% voted yes and 5.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Mosquito Control District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a seven and nineteen hundredths (7.19) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $155,200 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2015, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating a mosquito abatement and control program including the purchase, maintenance and operation of machinery and equipment necessary or useful in the eradication, abatement or control of mosquitos and other arthropods?

  • YesApproved

    94.6% 35 votes

  • No

    5.4% 2 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 37 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts.

37 votes cast; 35.2% of the 105 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Proposition (Levee District) (Millage) Summary: Authority for the St. Mary Levee District, Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, to levy annually up to a five (5) mill property tax for constructing and maintaining levees, levee drainage, flood protection, hurricane flood protection and all other purposes incidental thereto in the St. Mary Levee District.

PW Levee District, 5 Mills - BOC - Annually

Passed: 66.7% voted yes and 33.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the St. Mary Levee District (the "District") levy and collect annually, an ad valorem tax of up to five (5) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District beginning with the year 2010, with an estimated amount to be collected for one entire year (at the maximum levy of 5 mills) of $2,563,997, for the purposes of constructing and maintaining levees, levee drainage, flood protection, hurricane flood protection and all other purposes incidental thereto?

  • YesApproved

    66.7% 1,192 votes

  • No

    33.3% 596 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 1,589 votes cast at the polls in 53 precincts. The 199 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,788 votes cast; 5.6% of the 33,773 registered voters in the area turned out.

Recreation District No. 5 Proposition (Millage) Summary: 10 year, 7-1/2 mills tax for maintaining, operating and improving recreational facilities in Recreation District No. 5.

Recreation District No. 5, 7-1/2 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 63.5% voted yes and 36.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Recreation District No. 5 of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a seven and one-half (7-1/2) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $299,218 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 maintaining, operating and improving recreational facilities in the District, said Tax to be in lieu of a tax for similar purposes authorized to be levied in the District through 2011 pursuant to an election held on July 20, 2002?

  • YesApproved

    63.5% 94 votes

  • No

    36.5% 54 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
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 142 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

148 votes cast; 8.3% of the 1,972 registered voters in the area turned out.

Water and Sewer Commission No. 1 Proposition (Millage Renewal) Summary: 10 years, 9.98 mills tax renewal for the purpose of constructing and acquiring improvements and extensions to the waterworks systems and sewerage systems and related facilities of the Commission and operating and maintaining said systems, a work of public improvement for the Commission.

Water and Sewer Comm. #1, 9.98 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 74.5% voted yes and 25.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 1, State of Louisiana (the "Commission"), be authorized to levy a tax of nine and ninety-eight hundredths (9.98) mills on all property subject to taxation within the jurisdiction and boundaries of the Commission (an estimated $873,426 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 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of constructing and acquiring improvements and extensions to the waterworks systems and sewerage systems and related facilities of the Commission and operating and maintaining said systems, a work of public improvement for the Commission?

  • YesApproved

    74.5% 41 votes

  • No

    25.5% 14 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 51 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

55 votes cast; 4.9% of the 1,171 registered voters in the area turned out.

Turnout by precinct

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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day

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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.