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Vermilion Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 9, 2016. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 Proposition (Millage Renewal)

Cons. Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 1, 16 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 87.8% voted yes and 12.2% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of sixteen (16) mills (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one entire year being $531,200) on all property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works within the District, including the acquisition of equipment therefor?

  • YesApproved

    87.8% 158 votes

  • No

    12.2% 22 votes

By precinct in Vermilion Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 171 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 9 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

180 votes cast; 3.0% of the 7,164 registered voters in the area turned out.

Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2-A Proposition (Millage Continuation)

Cons. Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 2-A, 18.26 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 91.5% voted yes and 8.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2-A of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy an eighteen and twenty-six hundredths (18.26) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $256,973 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 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the District's drainage works, said millage to represent a one and twenty-four hundredths mills (1.24) increase over the 17.02 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on July 15, 2006?

  • YesApproved

    91.5% 65 votes

  • No

    8.5% 6 votes

By precinct in Vermilion 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 66 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 5 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

71 votes cast; 3.7% of the 2,310 registered voters in the area turned out.

Coulee des Jonc Drainage District Proposition (Millage Continuation)

Coulee des Jonc Drainage Dist., 11.53 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 81.7% voted yes and 18.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Coulee des Jonc Drainage District of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of eleven and fifty-three hundredths (11.53) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $228,650 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 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the District's drainage works, said millage to represent a sixty-nine hundredths of a mill (.69) increase over the 10.84 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on July 15, 2006?

  • YesApproved

    81.7% 76 votes

  • No

    18.3% 17 votes

By precinct in Vermilion 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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  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 87 votes cast at the polls in 11 precincts. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

93 votes cast; 3.0% of the 4,301 registered voters in the area turned out.

Prairie Gregg Drainage District Proposition (Millage Renewal)

Prairie Gregg Drainage District, 19.53 Mills - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 100.0% voted yes and 0.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Prairie Gregg Drainage District of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "District") be authorized to continue to levy a nineteen and fifty-three hundredths (19.53) mills tax (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one entire year being $342,000) on all property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of improving, maintaining and operating said District's drainage works, including the purchase of equipment therefor?

  • YesApproved

    100.0% 46 votes

  • No

    0.0% 0 votes

By precinct in Vermilion 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 44 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

46 votes cast; 14.5% of the 325 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.