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Winn 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

City of Winnfield Proposition (Sales Tax Renewal) Summary: Authority to levy a 1-1/2% sales and use tax renewal for 10 years in the City of Winnfield to provide funds for the sewer treatment; for solid waste landfill, capital improvements including streets, drainage and sanitation; and for the additional purpose of providing funds for any other lawful purposes of the City.

City of Winnfield, 1-1/2% S&U - Mayor & CC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 78.9% voted yes and 21.1% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Winnfield, State of Louisiana (the "City"), 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 and one-half percent (1-1/2%) (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 City, all as defined by law (an estimated $995,000 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 December 1, 2013 and ending November 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 the sewer treatment; for solid waste landfill, capital improvements including streets, drainage and sanitation; and for the additional purpose of providing funds for any other lawful purposes of the City?

  • YesApproved

    78.9% 210 votes

  • No

    21.1% 56 votes

By precinct in Winn Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
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  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 192 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 74 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

266 votes cast; 5.3% of the 3,270 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.