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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Consolidated School District No. 1 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 4.06 mills property tax renewal to support, operate, maintain, repair and renovate public school buildings and facilities in Consolidated School District No. 1.
Cons. Sch. Dist. No. 1, 4.06 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 78.7% voted yes and 21.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Consolidated School District No. 1, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of four and six hundredths (4.06) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $59,600 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 2013 and ending with the year 2022, to support, operate, maintain, repair and renovate public school buildings and facilities in the District?
YesApproved
78.7%96 votes
No
21.3%26 votes
By precinct in Claiborne Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 102 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 20 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
122 votes cast; 8.7% of the 1,480 registered voters in the area turned out.
Homer School District No. 13 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 11.96 mills property tax renewal for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating and supporting public school facilities in Homer School District No. 13, including equipment therefor.
Shall Homer School District No. 13, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy an eleven and ninety-six hundredths (11.96) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $396,900 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 2013 and ending with the year 2022, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating and supporting public school facilities in the District, including equipment therefor?
YesApproved
84.6%248 votes
No
15.4%45 votes
By precinct in Claiborne Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 226 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 67 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
293 votes cast; 8.0% of the 3,741 registered voters in the area turned out.
Law Enforcement District Proposition (Tax Continuation) Summary: 6.30 mills, 10 year tax continuation for providing additional funds for the District.
Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a tax of six and thirty hundredths (6.30) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $755,000 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 providing additional funds for the District?
YesApproved
91.8%781 votes
No
8.2%70 votes
By precinct in Claiborne Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 701 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 150 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
851 votes cast; 9.5% of the 9,165 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (School Board) (1% Sales Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 1% sales tax renewal to be used as follows: (i) 50% to provide a source of funding for the payment of salaries and benefits for the employees of the Parish School Board, and (ii) 50% for the general fund of the Parish School Board.
PW School Board, 1% S&U - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 87.9% voted yes and 12.1% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $1,350,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) 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 in the Parish of Claiborne, all as defined by law, for an additional period of ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2012, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used as follows: (i) 50% to provide a source of funding for the payment of salaries and benefits for the employees of said Parish School Board, and (ii) 50% for the general fund of said Parish School Board?
YesApproved
87.9%761 votes
No
12.1%105 votes
By precinct in Claiborne Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 716 votes cast at the polls in 27 precincts. The 150 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
866 votes cast; 9.5% of the 9,165 registered voters in the area turned out.
School District No. 26 Proposition (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 9.25 mills property tax renewal of School District No. 26 for supporting, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating public schools and school facilities.
Sch. Dist. No. 26, 9.25 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 97.9% voted yes and 2.1% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall School District No. 26 of the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of nine and twenty-five hundredths (9.25) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $55,900 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 supporting, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating public schools and school facilities?
YesApproved
97.9%92 votes
No
2.1%2 votes
By precinct in Claiborne Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 82 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 12 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
94 votes cast; 16.4% of the 578 registered voters in the area turned out.
Turnout by precinct
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.