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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City of DeRidder Proposition (Sales Tax) Summary: Authority for the City of DeRidder to levy and collect a sales and use tax of 1/4% for a period of twenty years beginning October 1, 2012 with collections from the levy of the Tax estimated to be $625,000 for one year, dedicated and used within the City for acquisition and construction of properties and facilities for public parks, playgrounds and recreation centers and programs, and other works of public improvement and/or economic development activities independently and/or through coordinated partnerships and cooperative endeavor agreements and, authorization to fund the avails of the Tax into bonds, to be used to fund the capital costs of improvements within the City.
City of DeRidder, 1/4% S&U - CC - 20 Yrs.
Passed: 49.5% voted yes and 50.5% voted no.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Beauregard Parish: Yes 49.5%, No 50.5%.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of DeRidder ("City") pursuant to Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a sales and use tax of one-fourth percent (1/4%) upon sale at retail, use, lease or rental, consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services within the City, all as presently or hereafter defined in La. R.S. 47:301 to 317, inclusive ("Tax"), for a period of twenty years beginning October 1, 2012, with collections from levy of the Tax estimated to be $625,000 for one year, with avails of the Tax (after paying costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) dedicated and used for: Acquisition and construction of properties and facilities for public parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and other works of public improvement and/or recreation programs, economic development activities independently or through coordinated partnerships and/or cooperative endeavor agreements, and authorization to fund avails of the Tax into bonds in various series at times, to be used to fund capital costs of such improvements within the City, and secure payment of such bonds by a pledge of net proceeds of the Tax, as permitted by Louisiana law?
Yes
49.5%373 votes
NoDefeated
50.5%381 votes
By precinct in Beauregard Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 463 votes cast at the polls in 12 precincts. The 283 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
754 votes cast; 12.4% of the 6,084 registered voters in the area turned out.
Fire Protection District No. 3 Proposition (Millage) Summary: 15 year, 23 mills property tax for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment, including fire trucks, in and for Fire Protection District No. 3, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes.
Fire Prot. Dist. No. 3, 23 Mills - BOC - 15 Yrs.
Passed: 72.0% voted yes and 28.0% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of Beauregard, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of twenty-three (23) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $245,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of fifteen (15) years, beginning with the year 2012 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment, including fire trucks, in and for the District, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, with not less than 20% of the proceeds of the Tax to be used only for equipment, including fire trucks, said Tax to be in lieu of a similar fifteen (15) mills tax authorized to be levied through 2012 pursuant to an election held on July 18, 1998?
YesApproved
72.0%167 votes
No
28.0%65 votes
By precinct in Beauregard Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 215 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 17 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
232 votes cast; 7.6% of the 2,996 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.