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St. Helena Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 6, 2013. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Proposition (Tax Renewal)

PW School Board, 9.48 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 59.4% voted yes and 40.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of nine and forty-eight hundredths (9.48) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (an estimated $426,600 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 supporting and maintaining the buildings of the St. Helena Parish School System, said tax to be a renewal of a tax approved at an election held on January 18, 2003, which tax expires with the 2013 levy?

  • YesApproved

    59.4% 984 votes

  • No

    40.6% 673 votes

By precinct in St. Helena Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 1,417 votes cast at the polls in 13 precincts. The 240 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,657 votes cast; 19.0% of the 8,714 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.