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Avoyelles Parish

Local election results for Saturday, August 15, 2020. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Marksville Proposition (Sales Tax)

City of Marksville, 1% S&U Tax - CC - 15 Yrs.

Passed: 88.3% voted yes and 11.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Marksville, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (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 in the City, all as defined by law (an estimated $1,600,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of fifteen (15) years from and after July 1, 2020, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending, improving, operating and/or maintaining (i) sewers and sewage disposal facilities, (ii) waterworks facilities and (iii) streets, or any one or more of said purposes, in that order?

  • YesApproved

    88.3% 558 votes

  • No

    11.7% 74 votes

By precinct in Avoyelles 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 431 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 201 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

632 votes cast; 20.3% of the 3,149 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

  • 5% to 15%
  • 15% to 25%
  • 25% to 35%
  • 35% to 45%
  • 45% to 55%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.