Bossier Parish

Shall the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of La. R.S. 47:338.16 and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a renewal tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (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, (an estimated $10,832,000 for an entire year, with adjustments depending upon the fluctuation of annual budgets), and with such avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) will be dedicated and used solely and exclusively for salaries, benefits, equipment and personnel for the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Shreveport, given that the passage and renewal of this tax at the November 2016 election will eliminate that need to call the tax for future elections as it will exist in perpetuity and have an effective date of January 1, 2018?

Shall the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy an eighty-two hundredths (.82) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $802,200 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 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of constructing, equipping and maintaining the services of the Parish health units in said Parish?

Shall the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a one and ninety-nine hundredths (1.99) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $1,947,000 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, beginning with the year 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of building, constructing, repairing and maintaining roads and bridges in said Parish under a parish wide unit system?

Shall South Bossier Parish Fire District No. 2 of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a thirteen and seventy-eight hundredths (13.78) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $1,876,500 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 2018 and ending with the year 2027, inclusive, for the purpose of acquiring, improving, operating and maintaining fire protection facilities and equipment in the District; said millage to represent a two and twenty-nine hundredths mills (2.29) increase over the 11.49 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2017 pursuant to an election held on May 5, 2007?

Shall the Town of Benton, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of four and ninety-six hundredths (4.96) mills and collect on all property subject to taxation in said Town (an estimated $48,000 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, beginning with the year 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of maintaining the streets of said Town?

Do you support an amendment to provide that the manner of appointment for the registrar of voters in each parish is as provided by law and to require the qualifications of the registrar to be provided by law? (Amends Article XI, Section 5)

Do you support an amendment to authorize the postsecondary education management boards to establish the tuition and mandatory fee amounts charged by institutions under their supervision and management, without legislative approval? (Adds Article VIII, Section 7.2)

Do you support an amendment to eliminate the deductibility of federal income taxes paid in computing state corporate income taxes? (Effective January 1, 2017) (Amends Article VII, Section 4(A))

Do you support an amendment to authorize an exemption from ad valorem property tax for the total assessed value of the homestead of an unmarried surviving spouse of a person who died while on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the Louisiana National Guard, or while performing their duties as a state police, law enforcement, or fire protection officer? (Effective December 1, 2016) (Adds Article VII, Section 21(M))

Do you support an amendment to establish the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund for the deposit of recurring mineral and corporate tax revenues, to restrict the use of the fund to 10% of the balance when the balance reaches $5 billion, to restrict the use of the fund to construction projects and transportation infrastructure, and to allocate recurring mineral revenues to the payment of state employee retirement debt? (Adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(h), 10.15, and 10.16)

Do you support an amendment to authorize the use of up to five percent of current year appropriations or allocations from statutorily or certain constitutionally created funds or up to one percent of the current year's balances in certain constitutionally created funds to eliminate a projected deficit in the next fiscal year if the official forecast for the next fiscal year is less than the official forecast for the current fiscal year or if the official forecast has been reduced by at least one percent from the most recently adopted estimate for the ensuing fiscal year, and to exempt certain funds and mandates from being used to eliminate a projected deficit? (Amends Article VII, Section 10(F)(2)(b); adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l))