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Official Results for the February
9th, 2008 election are
as follows:
This includes provisional votes casts and counted.
Republican
Presidential Nominee |
|
Jerry Curry |
5 |
0.36% |
| Daniel Gilbert |
4 |
0.29% |
| Rudolph W. Giuliani |
8 |
0.58% |
| "Mike" Huckabee |
659 |
47.78% |
| Duncan Hunter |
5 |
0.36% |
| Alan Keyes |
8 |
0.58% |
| John McCain |
550 |
39.55% |
| Ron Paul |
51 |
3.67% |
| Mitt Romney |
79 |
5.69% |
| "Tom" Tancredo |
1 |
0.07% |
| Fred Thompson |
19 |
1.37% |
Democratic
Presidential Nominee |
|
"Joe" Biden |
100 |
2.27% |
| Hillary Clinton |
2030 |
46.14% |
| Christopher J. Dodd |
32 |
0.73% |
| John Edwards |
213 |
4.84% |
| Dennis J. Kucinich |
15 |
0.34% |
| Barack Obama |
1958 |
44.48% |
| William "Bill" Richardson |
53 |
1.20% |
Republican
State Central Committee |
|
Catherine Bercier |
165 |
47.14% |
| Keith Lamm |
185 |
52.86% |
Town
of Church Point - Sales Tax Proposition
Summary: One percent (1%) sales and use
tax with the proceeds to be dedicated and used for the purposes of (I)
40% for acquiring, constructing, improving, operating and maintaining
public parks and recreation facilities, including the acquisition of
furnishings and equipment therefor; (II) 30% for maintaining, improving
and operating the Town's Police Department, including the construction
of buildings, the acquisition of equipment and facilities therefor, and
paying the salaries and benefits of department employees; and (III) 30%
for the payment of capital improvements to public streets and sidewalks
with the proceeds of the tax to be subject to being funded into bonds. |
|
Yes |
274 |
35.22% |
| No |
504 |
64.78% |
Official Results for the March
8th, 2008 election are
as follows:
Parish-wide
Proposition #1 (continuation) - Acadia Parish School Board
Summary: 10-Year 15.02 Mill Property Tax
for the support of the public schools in the parish. |
|
Yes |
2227 |
78.55% |
| No |
608 |
21.44% |
Parish-wide
Proposition #2 (continuation) - Acadia Parish School Board
Summary: 10-Year 5.01 Mill Property Tax
for the support of the public schools in the parish to maintain school
buildings. |
|
Yes |
2210 |
78.53% |
| No |
604 |
21.46 |
Town
of Basile Proposition
Summary: Authority for the Town of
Basile, Parishes of Acadia and Evangeline (the "Town") to levy
a 25 year, 19.95 mills property tax for acquiring, constructing,
renovating, improving, extending, maintaining and operating works of
public improvements. |
|
Yes |
0 |
0.00% |
| No |
2 |
100.00% |
Official Results for the July
19th, 2008 election are
as follows:
Parish-wide
Proposition #1 (continuation) - Law Enforcement District
Summary: Authority to levy a 9 mills tax
for a period of 5 years for the purpose of providing additional funding
for the Acadia Parish Law Enforcement District which shall include (a)
paying the salaries and benefits of deputies, (b) acquiring, operating
and maintaining vehicles and communications equipment, and (c) providing
additional funding for operations and training. |
|
Yes |
1255 |
16.98% |
| No |
6135 |
83.02% |
Town
of Church Point - 1% Sales and Use Tax
Summary: One percent sales and use tax
with the proceeds to be dedicated and used for any lawful corporate
purpose, including the operation of senior citizen programs and to pay
the cost of constructing and maintaining capital improvements, said tax
to be in lieu of and replace a seven (7) mills ad valorem tax now being
levied for general purposes, with the proceeds of the tax to be subject
to being funded into bonds. |
|
Yes |
353 |
45.37% |
| No |
425 |
54.63% |
Fire
Protection District #3 Parcel Fee Proposition
Summary: Authority to levy a 10 year
parcel fee of $25 per lot, portion of ground or tract in the district
upon which is located a structure, in whole or in part, a residential or
commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied for the purpose of
acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire
protection facilities and equipment, including the cost of obtaining
water. |
|
Yes |
197 |
66.55% |
| No |
99 |
33.45% |
Fire
Protection District #3 5.13 Mills Renewal Proposition
Summary: 10 Year, 5.13 Mills property
tax continuation for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining
and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment, including the
cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, and all purposes
incidental thereto. |
|
Yes |
156 |
54.36% |
| No |
131 |
45.64% |
Official Results for the October
4, 2008 election are
as follows:
Crowley
City Judge |
|
Lyle O. Fogleman, Jr. (D) |
1573 |
31.92% |
| Kim Hayes (D) |
1558 |
31.63% |
| Marie Elise "M'elise" Trahan
(D) |
1796 |
36.45% |
Justice
of the Peace - Ward 2 |
|
Wayne Doucet (D) |
213 |
67.83% |
| Timothy Ware (O) |
101 |
32.17% |
Fire
Protection District No. 2 Proposition - Millage Continuation
Summary: 10 year, 7.08 mills property
tax continuation for constructing, acquiring, improving, maintaining and
operating fire protection facilities and equipment in the District and
paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes. |
|
Yes |
73 |
85.88% |
| No |
12 |
14.12% |
Fire
Protection District No. 9 Proposition - Millage Renewal
Summary: 10 year, 10 mills property tax
renewal for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or
operating fire protection facilities and equipment in the District,
including fire trucks, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire
protection purposes. |
|
Yes |
593 |
84.95% |
| No |
105 |
15.05% |
Sixth
Ward & Crowley Drainage District Proposition - Tax Renewal
Summary: 10 year, 5 mills property tax
renewal for constructing, improving, maintaining and operating the
drainage facilities in the District. |
|
Yes |
2310 |
53.57% |
| No |
2018 |
46.63% |
Official Results for the November
4, 2008 election are
as follows:
Crowley
City Judge |
|
Lyle O. Fogleman, Jr. (D) |
3592 |
46.01% |
| Marie Elise "M'elise" Trahan
(D) |
4214 |
53.99% |
President
and Vice President of the United States of America |
|
Barack Obama/Joe Biden
Democratic Party |
7028 |
26.32% |
Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente
Green Party |
182 |
.69% |
John McCain/Sarah Palin
Republican Party |
19229 |
71.99% |
Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle
Constitution Party |
35 |
.13% |
Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez
Independent |
117 |
.44% |
"Ron" Paul/Barry Goldwater Jr.
Louisiana Taxpayers Party |
101 |
.37% |
Gene Amondson/Leroy Pletten
Prohibition |
6 |
.02% |
Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear
Socialism and Liberation |
4 |
.01% |
James Harris/Alyson Kennedy
Socialist Workers Party |
9 |
.03% |
United
States Senator |
|
Mary Landrieu (D) |
11383 |
43.59% |
| Richard Fontanesi (L) |
283 |
1.09% |
| John Kennedy (R) |
14090 |
53.95% |
| "Jay" Patel (no party) |
206 |
.78% |
| Robert Stewart |
155 |
.59% |
|
U.S. Representative |
|
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (R) |
17531 |
67.89% |
| Donald "Don" Cravins, Jr. (D) |
7190 |
27.85% |
| Peter Vidrine |
1102 |
4.26% |
Constitutional
Amendment #1
Summary: To impose term limits for
members of certain state boards and commissions. |
|
For |
14676 |
65.59% |
| Against |
7697 |
34.41% |
Constitutional
Amendment #2
Summary: To require that the call for a
special legislative session be issued at least seven calendar days prior
to the start of the session. |
|
For |
12005 |
54.48% |
| Against |
10030 |
45.52% |
Constitutional
Amendment #3
Summary: To allow the Legislature to
appoint a temporary successor for any legislator called to active
military duty that prevents performance of the duties of office. |
|
For |
13018 |
59.08% |
| Against |
9013 |
40.92% |
Constitutional
Amendment #4
Summary: To dedicate additional state
severance taxes to parishes of origin, restrict the use of a
portion of these funds and dedicate a portion of severance taxes
collected on state lands to the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund. |
|
For |
9868 |
44.98% |
| Against |
12073 |
55.02% |
Constitutional
Amendment #5
Summary: To allow homeowners the ability
to transfer any special property tax assessment level to their new home
when their property is sold to or expropriated by the state, federal, or
local government. |
|
For |
8988 |
41.64% |
| Against |
12593 |
58.36% |
Constitutional
Amendment #6
Summary: To remove the requirement that
public authorities first offer expropriated property back to its prior
owner before the property can be sold to a third party if the property
was taken to remove a threat to public health or safety and was held for
less than 30 years. It would also remove the requirement that such
property be sold by public bid and eliminate the opportunity for certain
property owners to challenge surplus takings. |
|
For |
8527 |
39.54% |
| Against |
13036 |
60.46% |
Constitutional
Amendment #7
Summary: To allow public funds reserved
for non-pension, post-employment benefits to be invested in stocks. |
|
For |
8043 |
36.95% |
| Against |
13723 |
63.05% |
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