St. Martin Parish

Shall the City of St. Martinville, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to rededicate all of the proceeds heretofore or hereafter received by the City from the levy and collection of (i) a 1% sales and use tax authorized at an election on June 28, 1975 and (ii) a 1% sales and use tax authorized at an election held on May 5, 2007 (collectively, the "Sales Taxes") (an estimated $1,350,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Sales Taxes for an entire year), so that such proceeds (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Sales Taxes) may be used for any lawful corporate purpose of the City, including, but not limited to, establishing, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the City's waterworks plant and system, solid waste disposal facilities, sewers and sewerage disposal works, drains and drainage facilities, streets, bridges and sidewalks, electric transmission and distribution system, public buildings and recreational facilities within the City, including the necessary land, equipment and furnishings therefor, and shall the City be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Sales Taxes into bonds from time to time for any one or more capital purposes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana?

"LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within St. Martin Parish School District: Shall the number of terms of office that any member of the school board may serve be limited to three consecutive four-year terms?"

Shall Recreation District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a two and one-half (2-1/2) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $39,300 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 2013 and ending with the year 2022, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and improving recreational facilities in the District?

Shall Road District No. 2 of the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of eleven and forty-three hundredths (11.43) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $1,035,000 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for the purpose of constructing, improving, operating and maintaining roads, bridges and road drainage facilities in the District and acquiring the necessary equipment therefor?

Shall the Town of Arnaudville, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), be authorized to continue the levy of a special tax of seven (7) mills on all of the property subject to taxation in said Town (an estimated $37,100 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 supplementing the cost of constructing, acquiring, improving, maintaining and operating the Town's waterworks system, sewer system and natural gas transmission and distribution system?

Do you support an amendment to prohibit monies in the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly from being used or appropriated for other purposes when adjustments are made to eliminate a state deficit? (Adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(g))

Do you support an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana to provide that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right and any restriction of that right requires the highest standard of review by a court? (Amends Article I, Section 11)

Do you support an amendment to require legislation effecting any change to laws concerning retirement systems for public employees that is to be prefiled to be filed no later than forty-five days before the start of a regular legislative session and to require the completion of public notice requirements regarding legislation effecting such a change no later than sixty days before introduction of the bill? (Amends Article III, Section 2(A)(2), Article X, Section 29(C), and Article XIII, Section 1(A))

Do you support an amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation, in addition to the homestead exemption, the next seventy-five thousand dollars of value of property owned and occupied by the spouse of a deceased veteran with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent who passed away prior to the enactment of the exemption? (Effective January 1, 2013)(Amends Article VII, Section 21(K)(1))

Do you support an amendment to provide for the forfeiture of public retirement benefits by any public servant who is convicted of a felony associated with and committed during his public service? (Adds Article X, Section 29(G))

Do you support an amendment to authorize the granting of ad valorem tax exemption contracts by the city of New Iberia for property annexed by the city after January 1, 2013? (Adds Article VII, Section 21(L))

Do you support an amendment, relative to the membership of constitutional boards and commissions that have members who are selected from congressional districts, to retain the existing number of members and to provide for implementation of membership from reapportioned congressional districts by filling vacancies first from under-represented districts and then from the state at large? (Amends Article VIII, Sections 5(B)(1), 6(B)(1), and 7(B)(1) and Article X, Sections 3(A) and 43(A); Adds Article VIII, Section 8(D))

Do you support an amendment to authorize the granting of ad valorem tax exemption contracts by the Board of Commerce and Industry for businesses located in parishes which have chosen to participate in a program established for the granting of such contracts? (Effective January 1, 2013) (Adds Article VII, Section 21(L))

Do you support an amendment to provide that no law relative to the creation of a special district, the primary purpose of which includes aiding in crime prevention and security by providing for an increased presence of law enforcement personnel in the district or otherwise promoting and encouraging security in the district, shall be enacted unless three separate notices of the proposed law are published at least thirty days prior to introduction of the bill, which notice shall set forth the substance of the proposed law and whether the governing authority of the special district would be authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district, whether the parcel fee will be imposed or may be increased without an election, and the maximum amount of such fee? (Amends Article III, Section 13)