On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Shall the Sheriff of Orleans Parish, as the governing authority of the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a tax of not exceeding 2.8 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $9,366,050 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of providing additional funding for the operation, maintenance and upkeep of jails and related facilities, the District and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, with said millage levied each year to be reduced by the millage rate levied that year for the District's currently outstanding General Obligation Bonds?
YesApproved
51.7%11,485 votes
No
48.3%10,749 votes
By precinct in Orleans 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 18,100 votes cast at the polls in 366 precincts. The 4,134 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
22,234 votes cast; 9.4% of the 242,900 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Public Library Proposition (New Millage)
PW Public Library, 2.5 Mills - CC - 25 Yrs.
Passed: 74.7% voted yes and 25.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of New Orleans (the "City") be authorized to levy and collect annually, in addition to any other authorized tax, a special ad valorem tax not to exceed 2.5 mills on all property subject to taxation within the City (an estimated $8.25 million reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 25 years, beginning January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2040, which tax shall be collected in the same manner as all other ad valorem taxes and which shall be dedicated to and used by the New Orleans Public Library system for the purpose of adequately funding its continued operations, said tax to be levied and collected in addition to the current 3.14 mills previously approved by the voters of New Orleans for the benefit of the City's public libraries, which current 3.14 mills shall expire December 31, 2021?
YesApproved
74.7%16,961 votes
No
25.3%5,739 votes
By precinct in Orleans 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 18,528 votes cast at the polls in 366 precincts. The 4,172 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
22,700 votes cast; 9.4% of the 242,900 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.