Louisiana voters will decide 10 proposed constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot, addressing issues ranging from property taxes and criminal bail to gubernatorial term limits and public infrastructure.
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana has released a two-page guide summarizing each proposal and explaining what a vote for or against each amendment would mean.
Five proposals deal primarily with property taxes. Those measures concern transferring a disabled veteran’s special property tax exemption to a surviving spouse’s new home, local authority over property tax rates, exemptions for certain elderly homeowners, the income limit for a property tax assessment freeze, and optional exemptions for rehabilitated properties that were once blighted or derelict.
The remaining amendments address post-conviction bail for people convicted of certain aggravated offenses against children, lifetime term limits for Louisiana governors, the use of surplus dollars to pay state retirement debt, public spending on lead drinking water lines extending to private homes, and the expropriation of private property by companies connected to countries designated as foreign adversaries.
The accompanying guide provides a brief explanation of the effect of approving or rejecting each proposal. More detailed information is available at www.parlouisiana.org.
Early voting will run from Tuesday, Oct. 20, through Tuesday, Oct. 27, excluding Sunday, Oct. 25. Voting will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, with Saturday, Oct. 24, serving as the only Saturday available for early voting.
Livingston Parish voters may cast early ballots at the Registrar of Voters Office, 20400 Government Blvd. in Livingston, or the Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library, 8101 U.S. 190 in Denham Springs.
Voter registration information, sample ballots, and other election details are available at www.GeauxVote.com.
