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Lincoln Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 30, 2011. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Ruston School District No. 1 Proposition (Bond) Summary: Authority to issue not exceeding $3,415,000 of not exceeding 20 year General Obligation Bonds for acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds; including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for said School District, including, to the extent feasible, those specific school projects set forth in the "Capital Improvements Plan" approved by the Lincoln Parish School Board on January 4, 2011, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, said bonds to be payable from ad valorem taxes.

Ruston School District No. 1, $3,415,000 Bond - 20 Yrs.-SB

Passed: 68.1% voted yes and 31.9% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Ruston School District No. 1 of the Parish of Lincoln, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds not exceeding Three Million Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($3,415,000), to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight per centum (8%) per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds; including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District, including, to the extent feasible, those specific school projects set forth in the "Capital Improvements Plan" approved by the Lincoln Parish School Board on January 4, 2011, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the 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, with no estimated increase in the millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue above the 11.5 mills currently being levied to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?

  • YesApproved

    68.1% 616 votes

  • No

    31.9% 288 votes

By precinct in Lincoln 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 789 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 115 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

904 votes cast; 4.7% of the 19,364 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.