Calcasieu Parish

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such renewal, a tax of one percent (1%) ("Tax"), with annual Tax collections estimated to be $24,000,000, upon sale at retail, use, lease or rental, consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and sale of services as defined in La. R.S. 47:301, et seq., for a period of ten (10) years beginning January 1, 2017, with Tax proceeds dedicated to construction, maintenance and repair of public buildings, roads, sidewalks, servitudes, highways, bridges, drainage, cutting grass, removing and collecting debris, limbs, trash and disposing thereof, and other public improvements to encourage industrial and economic development; public safety, fire and police protection; sewerage facilities and systems; and public parks and recreation facilities?

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana (the "City") continue to levy and collect a tax not to exceed 2.31 mills in any year on all property subject to taxation within the City for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the year 2017, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $1,470,122 for one entire year, for maintenance of public buildings, streets and bridges in the City?

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana (the "City") continue to levy and collect a tax not to exceed 1.70 mills in any year on all property subject to taxation within the City for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the year 2017, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $1,081,908 for one entire year, for the purpose of maintenance of playgrounds and recreation centers and equipment thereof?

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana (the "City") continue to levy and collect a tax not to exceed 5.27 mills in any year on all property subject to taxation within the City for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the year 2017, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $3,353,915 for one entire year, for the purposes of maintaining pay increases and starting salaries previously authorized for employees of the Police, Fire, Public Works, and other departments of the City, and for maintenance of a police three platoon system?

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))