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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Poland School District Number 55 Proposition (Millage Continuation)
Poland School Dist. Number 55, 3.13 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 83.7% voted yes and 16.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Poland School District Number 55 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of three and thirteen hundredths (3.13) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $22,656 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, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of maintaining public school buildings and equipment and otherwise improving the school facilities and premises in the District, said millage to represent a six hundredths of a mill (.06) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 3.07 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on October 15, 2005?
YesApproved
83.7%72 votes
No
16.3%14 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 78 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 8 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
86 votes cast; 7.4% of the 1,209 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide School Board Propositions Proposition No. 1 (Millage Continuation)
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of seven and forty-five hundredths (7.45) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish of Rapides (an estimated $5,455,815 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, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of giving additional support for the current operation of public schools in said Parish, said millage to represent a twenty-three hundredths of a mill (.23) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 7.22 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on October 15, 2005?
YesApproved
74.0%2,464 votes
No
26.0%867 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,575 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 756 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,331 votes cast; 4.2% of the 83,248 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide School Board Propositions Proposition No. 2 (Millage Continuation)
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of two and thirteen hundredths (2.13) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish of Rapides (an estimated $1,559,860 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, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of maintaining public school buildings and equipment and otherwise improving the school facilities and premises in said Parish, said millage to represent a six hundredths of a mill (.06) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 2.07 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on October 15, 2005?
YesApproved
74.6%2,480 votes
No
25.4%844 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,564 votes cast at the polls in 100 precincts. The 760 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,324 votes cast; 4.2% of the 83,248 registered voters in the area turned out.
Ruby-Wise School District Number 56 Proposition (Millage Continuation)
Ruby-Wise School Dist. Number 56, 3.78 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 84.7% voted yes and 15.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Ruby-Wise School District Number 56 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of three and seventy-eight hundredths (3.78) mills on property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $20,250 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, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of maintaining public school buildings and equipment and otherwise improving the school facilities and premises in the District, said millage to represent a one hundredths of a mill (.01) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 3.77 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2015 pursuant to an election held on October 15, 2005?
YesApproved
84.7%50 votes
No
15.3%9 votes
By precinct in Rapides Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
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Over 65%
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 46 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 13 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
59 votes cast; 3.6% of the 1,783 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.