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Catahoula Parish

Local election results for Saturday, December 8, 2012. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Law Enforcement District Proposition (1% Sales Tax) Summary: 1% sales and use tax to be levied in perpetuity with the proceeds to be used to pay costs and expenses of operating and supporting the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office.

PW Law Enf. Dist., 1% S&U - Sheriff

Passed: 68.0% voted yes and 32.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Catahoula, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax"), in perpetuity, commencing January 1, 2013, 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 $900,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used to pay costs and expenses of operating and supporting the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office?

  • YesApproved

    68.0% 1,006 votes

  • No

    32.0% 474 votes

By precinct in Catahoula 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 1,122 votes cast at the polls in 29 precincts. The 358 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,480 votes cast; 18.9% of the 7,290 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

  • 5% to 15%
  • 15% to 25%
  • 25% to 35%
  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.