ELECTION DAY: What’s on the ballot in Louisiana on Nov. 13

WAFB ^ | Nov. 13, 2021 | WAFB Staff

[T Ruth]

WHAT’S ON YOUR 2021 BALLOT? INFO FROM THE PAR GUIDE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT 1: SALES TAX STREAMLINING

A vote for would allow a single authority to oversee the collection, electronic filing, and policy guidance for state and local sales taxes.
A vote against would continue to constitutionally require separate collection, filing, and policy oversight of sales taxes by the state and local governments.

AMENDMENT 2: TAX REFORM

A vote for would lower the maximum rate of the income tax and allow removal of a major state tax deduction, triggering statutory reforms for individual and corporate income and franchise taxes.
A vote against would keep the Constitution’s current tax rates and the requirement to allow a deduction for federal taxes paid, which would stop all the statutory reforms.

AMENDMENT 3: TAXING AUTHORITY FOR NEW LEVEE DISTRICTS

A vote for would allow levee districts created since 2006 to raise a 5-mill property tax where district voters also approve the amendment.
A vote against would continue to allow levee districts created since 2006 to get voter approval for any tax millage.

AMENDMENT 4: TAPPING MORE DEDICATED MONEY TO FIX A DEFICIT

A vote for would allow the transfer of more dedicated funds to fix a state budget deficit.
A vote against would keep the current 5% limit for tapping dedications to fix a deficit.

[T Ruth]

LA Freepers: Get to the polls!

[Robert DeLong]

ELECTION DETAILS

12 parishes will vote in local races and on propositions and Constitutional Amendments:

Bossier
Calcasieu
East Baton Rouge
Lafayette
Lafourche
Morehouse
Orleans
Ouachita
St. Landry
St. Tammany
Vernon
& Washington

You had me concerned for a minute there, until I saw the above and realized that there are no elections in my parish.

[T Ruth]

Thanks for the clarification.

[Robert DeLong]

I was about ready to head out the door to vote, but I wanted to see the other amendments. So I clicked on the link, and saw that. 🙂

[abb]

We have a library property tax on the ballot today in Lincoln Parish. Last December it was defeated. The budget was cut about 30% and it was resubmitted for today. It “could” be defeated again. If that happens, it will be historic.

I voted no, and no to all the constitutional amendments.

[Robert DeLong]

Well, it appears we too have the 4 Amendments to vote on as well. Not sure what that sentence was in the article. After you told me about Lincoln Parish I dug firther to find out we do indeed have the 4 amendments to vote on. I will vote against all of them.