How Are We Voting On Louisiana Amendments Today?

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1) Disabled vet property tax exemption portability
Do you support an amendment to allow the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran with a service-connected disability, who receives the additional property tax exemption, to make a one-time transfer of the additional property tax exemption to a subsequent qualifying property?

This Measure Would
A vote YES would allow the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran to transfer an existing additional property tax exemption to one new qualifying home after a move.
A vote NO would keep the tax exemption with the original property.
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2) Local tax millage authority
Do you support an amendment to allow a local taxing authority to continue to levy a lower millage rate without losing its ability to adjust to the maximum authorized millage rate from a prior year’s reassessment?

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A vote YES would allow local governments to temporarily lower property tax rates and later restore them to their original authorized maximum without voter approval.
A vote NO would keep current rules in place that could prevent a local government from raising a millage that it chooses to lower.
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3) Post-conviction bail for crimes against children
Do you support an amendment to prohibit a defendant from being released on any post-conviction bail if the defendant is convicted of an aggravated offense against a minor child?

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A vote YES would means someone convicted of certain aggravated crimes against children could not be released on bail while appealing their conviction.
A vote NO would let judges continue to decide whether someone may be released on bail after a conviction.
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4) Revise governor's term limits
Do you support an amendment to prohibit a person who has served more than one and one-half terms as governor from being elected as governor for any future term?

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A vote YES would prevent anyone who has served more than one and one-half terms as governor from ever running for governor again.
A vote NO would keep in place the current term-limit provisions for governor, which keeps office holders for running for a third consecutive term.
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5) State retirement systems debt
Do you support an amendment to authorize a state retirement system to apply any nonrecurring state monies it receives to any of its unfunded accrued liability rather than requiring application to its oldest unfunded accrued liability?

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A vote YES would allow state retirement systems to prioritize which unfunded pension debt they want to pay when are given one-time state funding.
A vote NO means retirement systems would have to continue paying off their oldest debt first.
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6) More property tax exemptions for seniors
Do you support an amendment to authorize parishes and municipalities to extend an additional property tax exemption for property subject to the homestead exemption that is owned and occupied by a person who is at least 65 years of age and who qualifies for the special assessment level?

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A vote YES would let local governments offer additional property tax exemptions to qualifying homeowners 65 and older.
A vote NO would leave the state the only authority that can provide additional property tax breaks to senior citizens.
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7) Lead-pipe abatement funds
Do you support an amendment to allow for the use of public funds by a political subdivision for the purpose of identifying, inventorying, removing, or replacing drinking water utility service lines made of or affected by materials as specified or prescribed by the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, promulgated Oct. 30, 2024, or subsequent promulgation, on property owned by utility customers?

This Measure Would
A vote YES would allow the use of $150 million in available federal to identify, remove and replace hazardous drinking water service lines, including those on private property.
A vote NO would preserve the state prohibition on using public dollars on private property.
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8) Foreign adversaries and private property
Do you support an amendment to prohibit expropriation of property by a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary?

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A vote YES means companies under partial or whole ownership or direction of a foreign adversary could not use Louisiana’s private expropriation laws to force the sale of private property.
A vote NO would leave the prohibition out of the Louisiana Constitution.
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9) Senior property tax assessment freeze
Do you support an amendment to increase the maximum amount of income a person may receive and still qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption?

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A vote YES would raise the income limit for senior citizens to qualify for Louisiana’s property tax assessment freeze from $100,000 to $150,000.
A vote NO would keep the senior income limit at $100,000.
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10) Tax exemption for blighted property remediation
Do you support an amendment to allow property tax exemptions for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated and to require the legislature to enact laws providing for administration of these exemptions?

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A vote YES would provide a property tax exemption for remediating blighted or derelict property and require the Louisiana Legislature to establish rules for the incentive.
A vote NO would reject the tax break.