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Bienville Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 2, 2011. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Wards Four and Five Fire Protection District Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 4.34 mills tax renewal for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for Wards Four & Five Fire Protection District, including paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and charges for fire hydrant rentals and service.

WardsFour&FiveFireProt.Dist., 4.34 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 88.2% voted yes and 11.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Wards Four and Five Fire Protection District of the Parish of Bienville, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a four and thirty-four hundredths (4.34) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $455,700 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and charges for fire hydrant rentals and service?

  • YesApproved

    88.2% 165 votes

  • No

    11.8% 22 votes

By precinct in Bienville 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 176 votes cast at the polls in 7 precincts. The 11 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

187 votes cast; 6.7% of the 2,773 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.