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Sabine 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 (Tax Renewal) Summary: 10 year, 1/4% sales tax renewal for providing additional funding for the Sabine Parish Law Enforcement District.

PW Law Enf. Dist., 1/4% S&U - Sheriff - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 65.0% voted yes and 35.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District (an estimated $1,200,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), all as defined by law, for a period of ten (10) years, from and after July 1, 2013, 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 for the purpose of providing additional funding for the District?

  • YesApproved

    65.0% 1,283 votes

  • No

    35.0% 690 votes

By precinct in Sabine 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 1,655 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 318 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,973 votes cast; 11.9% of the 15,194 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Proposition (Sales Tax Renewal) Summary: Authority to levy a 1/4% sales and use tax renewal for 10 years in Sabine Parish to provide funds for administering, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, supporting and operating authorized activities, services, programs and/or facilities of/for and by the Sabine Council on Aging, Inc. and its branches, including the costs of acquiring land and any capital improvements therefor.

PW Police Jury, 1/4% S&U - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 66.6% voted yes and 33.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (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 $1,530,000 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, commencing October 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2023, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated for the purpose of providing funds for administering, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, supporting and operating authorized activities, services, programs and/or facilities of/for and by the Sabine Council on Aging, Inc. and its branches, including the costs of acquiring land and any capital improvements therefor?

  • YesApproved

    66.6% 1,308 votes

  • No

    33.4% 655 votes

By precinct in Sabine 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 1,644 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 319 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,963 votes cast; 11.9% of the 15,194 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.