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St. Mary 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

City of Patterson Proposition (Bond) Summary: Authority to issue not exceeding $5,000,000 of not exceeding 30 year General Obligation Bonds for purchasing, constructing and improving waterworks for the City, a work of public improvement, title to which shall be in the public, said bonds to be payable from ad valorem taxes.

City of Patterson, $5,000,000 Bonds - CC - 30 Yrs.

Passed: 76.3% voted yes and 23.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Patterson, State of Louisiana (the "City"), incur debt and issue bonds not exceeding Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), to run not exceeding thirty (30) years from date thereof with interest at a rate not exceeding nine per centum (9%) per annum, for the purpose of purchasing, constructing and improving waterworks for the City, a work of public improvement, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the City 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 increase in the estimated millage rate to pay General Obligation Bonds of the City to be levied in the first year of issue?

  • YesApproved

    76.3% 119 votes

  • No

    23.7% 37 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 132 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 24 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

156 votes cast; 4.5% of the 3,531 registered voters in the area turned out.

Tax Continuation Proposition Summary: 10 year, 5.72 mills property tax continuation for the support, maintenance, operation and improvement of the St. Mary Parish Library and its branches.

Tax Continuation- PC, 5.72 Mills - PC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 79.5% voted yes and 20.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of five and seventy-two hundredths (5.72) mills on all of the property subject to taxation within said Parish, excluding the City of Morgan City, La. (an estimated $2,700,000 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 the support, maintenance, operation and improvement of the St. Mary Parish Library and its branches?

  • YesApproved

    79.5% 872 votes

  • No

    20.5% 225 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 909 votes cast at the polls in 44 precincts. The 188 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,097 votes cast; 4.4% of the 25,201 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.