Claiborne Parish

Shall the Town of Homer, Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), having been previously authorized at an election held on November 16, 1985 to levy a 1% sales and use tax (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 upon the sales of services in the Town, all as defined by law, for an infinite period, (an estimated $583,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected for the levy of the Tax for an entire year), be authorized to rededicate the proceeds of the Tax heretofore or hereafter collected as follows: After paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the tax; (i) 60% to be used for constructing, paving, resurfacing, improving, maintaining, and/or operating expenses for streets in and for the Town, and (ii) 40% to be used for any lawful purpose of the Town?

Shall the Town of Homer, Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), having been previously authorized at an election held on November 21, 2015 to levy a 1% sales and use tax (the "Tax"), for an infinite period, (an estimated $583,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected for the levy of the Tax for an entire year), be authorized to rededicate the proceeds of the Tax heretofore or hereafter collected as follows: After paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the tax; (i) 70% to be used for the purposes of improving, maintaining, and operating public works of the Town, including streets, drainage, sewer, waterworks, garbage, police, public buildings, fire, recreation, and purchasing and acquiring the necessary land, equipment and furnishings for the aforementioned public works, title to which improvements shall be in the public, or for any one or more of said purposes, and for further authority to fund a portion of the avails of the Tax into Bonds in the manner provided by law, and (ii) 30% to be used for any lawful purpose of the Town?

Shall the Town of Homer, Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), having been previously authorized at an election held on November 4, 2014 to levy a 1% sales and use tax (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 upon the sales of services in the Town, all as defined by law, for an infinite period, (an estimated $583,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected for the levy of the Tax for an entire year), be authorized to rededicate the proceeds of the Tax heretofore or hereafter collected as follows: After paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the tax; (i) to be used primarily for regular residential garbage collection and for further authority to fund a portion of the avails of the Tax into Bonds in the manner provided by law, and (ii) any remaining proceeds to be used for any lawful purpose of the Town?

"Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to remove or add officers, positions, and employees to the unclassified state civil service?" (Amends Article X, Section 2(B))

Do you support an amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes for purposes of Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, including purposes related to the minimum foundation program, funding for certain school books and instructional materials, and the raising of certain local revenues for the support of elementary and secondary schools? (Amends Article VIII, Section 13(D)(1))

Do you support an amendment to fund a $2,250 teacher pay raise and $1,125 support staff pay raise by utilizing the remaining savings from paying down the debt of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana with monies from certain constitutional funds? (Effective January 1, 2027) (Amends Article VII, Section 10.8(A)(1), (2), and (4), (B), and (C)(1); Adds Article VII, Section 10.17; Repeals Article VII, Sections 10(F)(4)(d), 10.1, 10.8(A)(3) and (C)(3), and 10.16(A)(9))

Do you support an amendment to allow a parish to reduce or exempt property tax on property held as business inventory and to provide for the classification of Public Service Property? (Amends Article VII, Sections 10.15(F)(1) and 18(A) and (B); Adds Article VII, Sections 20.1, 20.2, and 21(P))

Do you support an amendment to change the mandatory retirement age for judges from seventy to seventy-five, provided that a judge may continue to serve to complete a term of office? (Amends Article V, Section 23(B))