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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Parishwide Proposition (Bond) Summary: To authorize not exceeding $210,000,000 of not exceeding 20 year General Obligation Bonds of Parishwide School District of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana, 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 and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, and refunding and extending outstanding certificates of indebtedness.
PW School Dist., $210,000,000 Bond - SB - 20 Yrs.
Passed: 51.8% voted yes and 48.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Parishwide School District of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue in series from time to time not exceeding Two Hundred Ten Million Dollars ($210,000,000) of general obligation bonds to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate or rates not exceeding nine per centum (9%) per annum, to be sold at par, premium or discount, approximately $202,500,000 of which bonds to be issued 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 and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, and approximately $7,500,000 of which bonds to be issued for refunding and extending the outstanding Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2008, of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana; all of 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 13.55 mills currently being levied to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?
YesApproved
51.8%4,948 votes
No
48.2%4,602 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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55 to 65%
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 8,499 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 1,051 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,550 votes cast; 14.0% of the 68,572 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 1 (School District) (Millage) Summary: 10 year 9.25 mills property tax for Parishwide School District of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana, for the purpose of giving additional support to public schools by funding salaries and benefits for employees of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana.
PW School Dist. Prop#1, 9.25 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 46.9% voted yes and 53.1% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Parishwide School District of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of nine and twenty-five hundredths (9.25) mills (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $7,900,000 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 giving additional support to public schools by funding salaries and benefits for employees of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana?
Yes
46.9%4,485 votes
NoDefeated
53.1%5,082 votes
By precinct in Bossier 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 8,518 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 1,049 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,567 votes cast; 14.0% of the 68,572 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Propositions Proposition No. 2 (School District) (Millage) Summary: 10 year 3.6 mills property tax for Parishwide School District of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana, for the purpose of giving additional support to public elementary and secondary schools by providing technology equipment, software and enhancements.
PW School Dist. Prop#2, 3.6 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 45.9% voted yes and 54.1% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Parishwide School District of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of three and six-tenths (3.6) mills (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $3,090,000 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 giving additional support to public elementary and secondary schools by providing technology equipment, software and enhancements?
Yes
45.9%4,377 votes
NoDefeated
54.1%5,157 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.
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 8,482 votes cast at the polls in 79 precincts. The 1,052 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
9,534 votes cast; 14.0% of the 68,572 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.