Tangipahoa Parish

Shall the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $20,650,000.00 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), 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 in the Parish for a period of four (4) years, beginning December 31, 2017, with the net proceeds of the Tax (after deducting the reasonable and necessary cost of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used exclusively as follows: twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds of the Tax to be used to pay the cost of operation of local government and seventy-five percent (75%) of the proceeds of the Tax to be used to fund the Parish Road and Bridge Fund in order to pay the cost of road and bridge maintenance and improvements within the Parish?

Shall Road District No. 101 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($401,800.00), to mature no later than twenty (20) years from the date of issuance thereof, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four percent (4%) per annum, for the purpose of opening, constructing and improving public roads, highways and bridges in the District, title to which shall be in the public, which bonds will be general obligations of the District and payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto with an estimated three (3) mills to be levied in the first year to provide for the payment of principal and interest on said bonds?

Shall Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 101 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($382,900.00), to mature no later than twenty (20) years from the date of issuance thereof, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four percent (4%) per annum, for the purpose of opening, constructing and improving public roads, highways and bridges in the District, title to which shall be in the public, which bonds will be general obligations of the District and payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and statutory authority supplemental thereto with an estimated three (3) mills to be levied in the first year to provide for the payment of principal and interest on said bonds?

Shall the Village of Tickfaw, State of Louisiana (the "Village") be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a one percent (1%) sales and use tax (the "Tax") (an estimated $83,400 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), commencing January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, in perpetuity, and shall one-half (1/2) of the proceeds of the Tax be used for the purpose of constructing, improving and maintaining streets and drainage facilities in the Village, including the overlaying of streets, and shall one-half (1/2) of the proceeds of the Tax be used for the purpose of constructing and acquiring sewers and sewerage disposal works, and constructing and acquiring waterworks systems and improvements within and for the Village, including the necessary sites, rights-of-way, machinery and equipment in connection therewith, and to provide funds to pay the operation and maintenance costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing; and shall the Village be further authorized to fund proceeds of the Tax into bonds from time to time to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana?

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))