Ouachita Parish

Shall the City of Monroe Special School District (through the Monroe City School Board, acting as the governing authority thereof), as a special school district acting under the authority of Article VIII, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of fourteen and forty-one hundredths (14.41) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said school district (an estimated $5,200,000.00 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, commencing with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the city schools of the Monroe City School Board?

Shall the City of Monroe Special School District (through the Monroe City School Board, acting as the governing authority thereof), as a special school district acting under the authority of Article VIII, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of six and fifteen hundredths (6.15) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said school district, said mills to represent a 0.01 mills increase over the 6.14 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on April 29, 2006 (an estimated $2,200,000.00 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, commencing with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of giving and providing additional aid and support to the city schools of the Monroe City School Board, provided proceeds from said tax will not be used for payment of salaries of professional personnel?

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))