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St. Charles 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

Parishwide Propositions (Hospital Service District No. 1) (Bond) Summary: Authority for Hospital Service District No. 1 to issue not exceeding $3,000,000 of not exceeding 20-year General Obligation Bonds for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring and constructing lands, buildings, machinery, equipment, and furnishings, including both real and personal property, to be used in providing hospital facilities to the District, said bonds to be general obligations of said Hospital Service District and to be payable from ad valorem taxes.

PW Hosp.Serv.Dist.No1(Bond), $3,000,000 Bonds - BOC - 20 Yrs.

Passed: 29.0% voted yes and 71.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds to an amount not to exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000), to not exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof with interest at a rate not exceeding nine per centum (9%) per annum, for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring and constructing lands, buildings, machinery, equipment and furnishings, including both real and personal property, to be used in providing hospital facilities to the District, 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 an estimated .18 increase in the millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue above the 2.46 mills currently being levied to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?

  • Yes

    29.0% 754 votes

  • NoDefeated

    71.0% 1,844 votes

By precinct in St. Charles 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 2,373 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 225 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,598 votes cast; 7.8% of the 33,539 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Propositions (Hospital Service District No. 1) (Operating and Maintenance Millage) Summary: 10 year, 2.97 mills property tax for constructing, operating and maintaining hospital facilities within said District, including ambulance service for both the east and west banks of St. Charles Parish, said tax to be in lieu of the similar 2.48 mills tax authorized at a special election held on July 15, 2006.

PW Hosp.Serv.Dist.No1(Mills), 2.97 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 29.2% voted yes and 70.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a two and ninety-seven hundredths (2.97) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020 (an estimated $3,025,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining hospital facilities within said District, including ambulance service for both the east and west banks of St. Charles Parish, said tax to be in lieu of the similar 2.48 mills tax authorized at a special election held on July 15, 2006?

  • Yes

    29.2% 760 votes

  • NoDefeated

    70.8% 1,839 votes

By precinct in St. Charles 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 2,375 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 224 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,599 votes cast; 7.8% of the 33,539 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 1 (Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption) Summary: Authorizes an additional homestead exemption in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, for certain disabled veterans in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 21(K) of the Louisiana Constitution.

PW PC Prop.#1 (Homestead Exempt.), Homestead Exempt. to Disabled Veterans - PC

Passed: 53.2% voted yes and 46.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall an additional homestead exemption be authorized in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, for certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 21(K) of the Louisiana Constitution, provided that this additional homestead exemption shall extend and apply to property in St. Charles Parish only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of St. Charles Parish voting on this proposition?

  • YesApproved

    53.2% 1,387 votes

  • No

    46.8% 1,220 votes

By precinct in St. Charles 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 2,384 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 223 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,607 votes cast; 7.8% of the 33,539 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Mosquito Abatement Renewal) Summary: 10-year 1.10 mills property tax renewal for abatement, control, eradication and study of mosquitos and other arthropods of public health importance and all activities incidental thereto.

PW PC Prop.#2 (Mosquito Abatement), 1.10 Mills - PC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 68.9% voted yes and 31.1% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a one and one tenth (1.10) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $1,121,000 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021, for the purpose of abatement, control, eradication and study of mosquitos and other arthropods of public health importance and all activities incidental thereto?

  • YesApproved

    68.9% 1,799 votes

  • No

    31.1% 813 votes

By precinct in St. Charles 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 2,389 votes cast at the polls in 37 precincts. The 223 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,612 votes cast; 7.8% of the 33,539 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.