Tuesday is election day, with polls opening at 6 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m. In addition to the presidential election, the ballots in Acadiana include constitutional amendments, races for Congress and a number of local races and propositions. The runoff election is Dec. 8. The information below is from the Louisiana Secretary of State Office’s website.
To prohibit the Legislature or governor from taking money from the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly to help balance the state’s operating budget.
To provide that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right and any restriction of that right requires the highest standard of review by a court. The amendment also would delete a line in the state Constitution that says the right to keep and bear arms shall not prevent the passage of laws to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons.
To require that bills affecting the state’s public retirement systems be filed no later than 45 days before the start of a regular legislative session — a month earlier than other types of legislation submitted prior to a legislative session — and to require public notice of such legislation no later than 60 days prior to the introduction of the bill, effectively doubling the public notice period for prefiled retirement bills.
To allow the spouse of a deceased veteran who had a 100 percent service-connected disability rating to claim a higher homestead exemption on the next $75,000 of value on the property owned and occupied by the spouse, even if the exemption was not in effect at the time the veteran died.
To allow courts to require forfeiture of a portion of public retirement benefits for those public servants convicted of a felony associated with their office.
To allow New Iberia to grant city property tax exemptions for owners of properties annexed into the city after Jan. 1, 2013.
To adjust the membership selection process of the constitutionally created boards and commissions that in large part base their membership on the state’s congressional districts: the Board of Regents, the boards of supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Louisiana State University System, the Southern University System, the State Civil Service Commission and the State Police Commission. After the 2010 Census, Louisiana lost one of its congressional districts, and now has only six districts. Under this amendment, after Jan. 3, 2013, as board members finish their terms, vacancies would be filled first from a congressional district that either is underrepresented or has no representation, and after each congressional district has equal representation, at-large members could be appointed.
To allow the state Board of Commerce and Industry to grant local property tax exemption contracts to a targeted group of non-manufacturing businesses in parishes that choose to participate in the program.
To increase the number of times that bills to create crime prevention and security districts must be advertised — on three days rather than two — and require that the notices state whether a parcel fee would be imposed and collected, whether the fee could be imposed or increased without an election, and what the maximum amount of the fee would be.
D = Democrat
R = Republican
L = Libertarian
O = Other party
N = No party
Ross Anderson, O
Jack Fellure, O
Virgil Goode, O
James Harris, O
Gary Johnson, L
Peta Lindsay, O
Barack Obama, D
Mitt Romney, R
Jill Stein, O
Sheila Tittle, O
Jerry White, O
DISTRICT 3
Bryan Barrilleaux, R-Lake Charles
Charles W. Boustany Jr., R-Lafayette
Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia
Ron Richard, D-Lake Charles
Jim Stark, L-Lake Charles
DISTRICT 4
John Fleming, R-Minden
Randall Lord, L-Shreveport
DISTRICT 5
Rodney Alexander, R-Ruston
Ron Ceasar, N-Opelousas
Clay Steven Grant, L-Boyce
DISTRICT 2
Scott A. Angelle, R-Breaux Bridge
Greg Gaubert, N-Thibodaux
Sarah Holliday, R-Baton Rouge
Erich Ponti, R-Baton Rouge
Forest Wright, D-New Orleans
To continue a 10-year, 7-mill property tax, generating an estimated $37,100 a year, to maintain city’s waterworks and sewer system.
To continue a 10-year, 5-mill property tax, generating an estimated $283,000 a year, to maintain streets.
Roland Boudreaux, D
Cheryl Richard, D
Chuck Robichaux, R
To renew a 10-year $25 parcel fee, generating an estimated $16,750 a year, to pay for fire operations.
(Excluding Crowley and Rayne)
To renew for 10 years a one-fourth of one percent sales and use tax, generating an estimated $720,000 a year, for the mosquito control program.
To limit the terms of school board members to three consecutive four-year terms.
DISTRICT 7
Buck Dupuis, D
Sheila Jason Joseph, D
L.C. Deshotel, D
Rick Ordner, D
To renew a 10-year, 0.84-mill property tax, generating an estimated $44,921.67 a year, to maintain public cemeteries.
To renew a 10-year, 1.02-mill property tax, generating an estimated $227,785 a year, for the enhanced 911 emergency telephone system.
To limit the terms of school board members to three consecutive four-year terms.
To levy a 10-year, 3.5-mill property tax, generating an estimated $6,364 a year.
To renew a 15-year, 2 percent sales tax, generating an estimated $4,023,685 a year, for roads and bridges.
To renew a 10-year, 12.81 mill property tax, generating an estimated $496,440 a year.
DISTRICT 9
Dana P. Dugas, R
Jene Elliot Nora Sr., D
Carol Broussard, D
Jeff P. LeBlanc, N
James Broussard, D
Brady Segura, D
DISTRICT 1
Shelley Greer Hebert, R
Natalie Lopez Robin, R
Rocky Romero, N
DISTRICT 3
David Broussard, D
Robert Suire, D
DISTRICT 5
Oneal Jones III, R
Raymond “Shoe-Do” Lewis, D
To renew a 10-year, 2.96-mill property tax, generating an estimated $465,150 per year.
To limit the terms of school board members to three consecutive four-year terms.
To continue a 10-year, 3-mill property tax, generating an estimated $3,650,000 per year, for police salaries.
To continue a 10-year, 2-mill property tax, generating an estimated $2,430,000 per year, for fire department salaries.
To rededicate the proceeds of a one percent sales and use tax, generating an estimated $1,500,000 per year, for police salaries and to maintain law enforcement facilities.
To continue a 10-year, 16.7-mill property tax, generating an estimated $27,450,000 a year, to give schools additional support.
To continue a 10-year, 1.71-mill property tax, generating an estimated $2,810,000 a year, to maintain and operate Lafayette Regional Airport.
To continue a 10-year, 3.34-mill property tax, generating an estimated $5,490,000 a year.
To continue a 10-year, 2-mill property tax, generating an estimated $3,280,000 a year, to maintain and operate libraries.
DISTRICT 9
Armand Castille, D
Jarvis J. Claiborne, D
Randy Wagley, N
DISTRICT D
John “Craig” Burghdoff, N
Cindy Stelly, D
To limit the terms of school board members to three consecutive four-year terms.
To renew a 10-year, 4.72 mill property tax, generating an estimated $36,430 a year.
To renew a 10-year, 4.50 mill property tax, generating an estimated $34,730 a year.
To renew a 10-year, 2.17-mill property tax, generating an estimated $474,650 a year, to operate and maintain public health units.
To renew a 10-year, 9.57 mill property tax, generating an estimated $47,000 a year, to improve and maintain roads and bridges.
To renew a 10-year, 9.56 mill property tax, generating an estimated $191,060 a year, to improve and maintain roads and bridges.
To renew a 10-year, 8.39 mill property tax, generating an estimated $142,450 a year, to improve and maintain roads and bridges.
To rededicate a one percent sales and use tax, generating an estimated $1,350,000 a year, for any lawful purpose of the city, including the waterworks system, solid waste disposal facilities, sewerage, drainage, streets, bridges, sidewalks, public buildings and recreation facilities, and to allow the city to fund the tax revenues into sales tax bonds.
To limit the terms of school board members to three consecutive four-year terms.
To renew a 10-year, 2.5-mill property tax, generating an estimated $39,300 a year.
To renew a 10-year, 11.43-mill property tax, generating an estimated $1,035,000 a year, for roads and bridges.
Larry P. Bergeron, D
Lee A. Dragna, N
Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi, N
Bart L. Mancuso, D
Kevin J. Voisin, D
DISTRICT 1
Drue C. Clement, D
Tim Hymel, D
DISTRICT 3
Ron Bias, D
C.E. “Charlie” Pratt, N
DISTRICT 4
Ronald Berry, R
James Fontenot, R
DISTRICT 5
Mac R. Bruno, N
Louis J. Tamporello Jr., D
To limit the terms of school board members to three consecutive four-year terms.
Carol Broussard, D
Jeff P. LeBlanc, N
James Broussard, D
Brady Segura, D
Celia Anne Langlinais, O
Bernadine LaPoint, D
Brodney Mouton Sr., D
Ruby C. Thibeaux, D
To limit the terms of school board members to three consecutive four-year terms.
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