West Feliciana Parish

Shall the Home Rule Charter plan of government for West Feliciana Parish prepared and submitted by the duly constituted Home Rule Charter Commission according to Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana be adopted?

Shall an additional homestead exemption be authorized in the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana, for certain disabled veterans and 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 West Feliciana Parish only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of West Feliciana Parish voting on this proposition?

Shall the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $267,000 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2013 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of economic development by promoting, encouraging and assisting in the location, development and expansion of agricultural, industrial, manufacturing, professional and/or other businesses and/or concerns in the Parish, including tourism and the funding of educational and promotional programs for the aforesaid purposes?

Shall the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana ("the Parish"), be authorized to levy and collect under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority, a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish, all as defined by law (an estimated $824,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for an additional period of seven (7) years, commencing May 1, 2013, the Tax presently being authorized to be collected through April 30, 2013, for maintaining, operating and/or improving the West Feliciana Hospital, and shall the revenues received from both the original and the extended authorizations of the Tax be dedicated and used for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, operating and/or improving buildings, facilities and equipment for the West Feliciana Parish Hospital?

"LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within West Feliciana 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 Sales Tax District No. 1 of the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy and collect under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority, a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for an additional period of seven (7) years, commencing July 1, 2013, the Tax being presently authorized to be collected through June 30, 2013, for maintaining, operating and/or improving the West Feliciana Hospital, and shall the revenues received from both the original and the extended authorizations of the Tax be dedicated and used for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, operating and/or improving buildings, facilities and equipment for the West Feliciana Parish Hospital?

Shall Sales Tax District No. 1 of the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of six (6) years, commencing October 1, 2013, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, supporting and/or operating recreational parks, facilities, equipment, programs and services, provided that at the discretion of the governing authority of the District, up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the annual proceeds of the Tax may be used for the purposes of maintaining and supporting social services and programs; and further, shall the District be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds or other indebtedness to pay the cost of capital improvements for such purposes to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana?

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)