On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Fire Protection District 2 Proposition (In-Lieu Millage)
Fire Protection District 2, 11 Mills In Lieu - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 57.2% voted yes and 42.8% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Fire Protection District 2 of the Parish of DeSoto, State of Louisiana (the "District") be authorized to levy an eleven (11) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $1,102,600 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 2023 and ending with the year 2032, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the District's fire protection facilities, including equipment, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, said tax to be in lieu of and replace an ad valorem tax of 8.05 mills authorized to be levied in the District through the year 2023 at an election held in said District on April 6, 2013?
YesApproved
57.2%115 votes
No
42.8%86 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 104 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 97 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
201 votes cast; 12.5% of the 1,652 registered voters in the area turned out.
Sales Tax District No. 1 Proposition (Sales & Use Tax)
Shall Sales Tax District No. 1 of the Parish of DeSoto, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy and collect a sales and use tax of 1/4% (the "Tax") in accordance with Louisiana law in the District (an estimated $2,000,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, commencing July 1, 2023, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for (i) acquiring, administering, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating, providing and/or supporting an animal shelter, (ii) providing mosquito control and abatement, (iii) providing funds for acquiring, administering, constructing, improving, maintaining, supporting and operating authorized activities, services, programs and/or facilities of/for non-profit organizations, including, but not limited to, the Council on Aging and organizations for animal control, (iv) constructing, improving, maintaining, operating and supporting the buildings and facilities of the Parish and (v) supporting the DeSoto Parish general fund, including payment of indebtedness, all to the extent that the aforesaid purposes have a benefit to residents of the District?
Yes
43.7%773 votes
NoDefeated
56.3%995 votes
By precinct in De Soto Parish
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Which side won each precinct, and by how much
Under 55%
55 to 65%
Over 65%
Yes
No
A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,007 votes cast at the polls in 50 precincts. The 761 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,768 votes cast; 11.2% of the 15,958 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
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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.