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Voting is Sexy

September 30, 2014 by Charlie London

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Scream it out, Say it out loud,
Vote for the one that makes you proud!

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th

SAMPLE BALLOT 


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FSJ-VOTES

U. S. Senator

(Select 1)
Wayne Ables #1 Democrat
“Bill” Cassidy #3 Republican
Thomas Clements #4 Republican
Mary L. Landrieu #5 Democrat
“Rob” Maness #6 Republican
Brannon Lee McMorris #7 Libertarian
Vallian Senegal #8 Democrat
William P. Waymire, Jr. #9 Democrat

U. S. Representative 2nd Congressional District

(Select 1)
David Brooks #14 No Party
Samuel Davenport #15 Libertarian
Gary Landrieu #17 Democrat
Cedric Richmond #18 Democrat

Judge Civil District Court, Division D

(Select 1)
Nakisha Ervin-Knott #59 Democrat
Lloyd J. Medley, Jr. #60 Democrat

Judge Civil District Court, Division F

(Select 1)
“Chris” Bruno #61 Democrat
Ruth Ramsey #62 Democrat

Judge Civil District Court, Domestic Section 1

(Select 1)
Bernadette D’Souza #63 Democrat
Taetrece Harrison #64 Democrat

Judge Civil District Court, Domestic Section 2 For Reg. and Unexp. Term

(Select 1)
Janet Ahern #65 Democrat
Monique Barial #66 Democrat
Michelle Scott-Bennett #67 Democrat

Judge Criminal District Court, Section D

(Select 1)
Graham Bosworth #73 Democrat
Frank A. Marullo, Jr. #76 Democrat
Marie Williams #77 Democrat

Judge Criminal District Court, Section G

(Select 1)
Paul N. Sens #78 Democrat
Byron C. Williams #79 Democrat

Judge Juvenile Court, Section E

(Select 1)
Jacqueline Carroll-Gilds #84 Democrat
Ernest “Freddie” Charbonnet #85 Democrat
Desiree Cook-Calvin #86 Democrat
Yolanda King #88 Democrat
“Niki” Roberts #89 Democrat
Cynthia D. Samuel #90 Democrat

CA NO. 1 (Act 439 – HB 533) – Medical Assistance Trust Fund

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to authorize the legislature to create the Louisiana Medical Assistance Trust Fund, for the payment of Medicaid reimbursement to the health care provider groups paying fees into the fund? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.14)
YES
NO

CA NO. 2 (Act 438 – HB 532) – Hospital Stabilization Fund

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to create the Hospital Stabilization Fund to stabilize and protect Medicaid reimbursements for health care services by depositing assessments paid by hospitals, as authorized by the legislature, into a fund to support Louisiana hospital reimbursement? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.13)
YES
NO

CA NO. 3 (Act 871 – HB 488) – Tax Sale

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment allowing an authorized agent of a tax collector to assist in the tax sale process, including the sale of property for delinquent taxes and that the fee charged by the authorized agent be included within the costs that the collector can recover in the tax sale? (Amends Article VII, Section 25(A)(1) and (E))
YES
NO

CA NO. 4 (Act 873 – HB 628) – Investment of Public Funds

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to authorize the investment of public funds to capitalize a state infrastructure bank and the loan, pledge, guarantee, or donation of public funds by a state infrastructure bank for eligible transportation projects? (Amends Article VII, Section 14(B))
YES
NO

CA NO. 5 (Act 875 – HB 96) – Remove Mandatory Retirement Age of Judges

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to remove the constitutional requirement that a judge retire upon attaining the age of seventy or, if his seventieth birthday occurs during his term, that he retire upon completion of that term? (Amends Article V, Section 23)
YES
NO

CA NO. 6 (Act 870 – HB 111) – Fire and Police Protection Orleans Parish

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to authorize the governing authority of Orleans Parish to increase the annual millage rate levied for fire and police protection, to require that the revenue from the fire and police millages be used for fire and police protection service enhancements, and to require that any increase be approved by the voters of Orleans Parish? (Amends Article VI, Section 26(E))
YES
NO

CA NO. 7 (Act 433 – SB 96) – Disabled Veterans

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to provide that the homesteads of veterans with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent unemployability or totally disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and their surviving spouses, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation for up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars, and that a parishwide vote shall not be required to implement this change in qualification for the exemption? (Amends Article VII, Section 21(K)(1) and (3))
YES
NO

CA NO. 8 (Act 434 – SB 128) – Artificial Reef Development Fund

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to establish the Artificial Reef Development Fund in the state treasury by depositing in to the fund monies that have been received by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the form of grants, donations, or other assistance to provide funding for programs dedicated to managing an artificial reef system, the wild seafood certification program, and inshore fisheries habitat enhancement projects? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.11)
YES
NO

CA NO. 9 (Act 432 – SB 56) – Special Assessment Level – Disabled

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to exclude owners who are permanently totally disabled from the requirement that they annually certify to the assessor the amount of their adjusted gross income in order to receive the Special Assessment Level on their residences for property tax purposes? (Amends Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(iv))
YES
NO

CA NO. 10 (Act 436 – HB 256) – Redemption Period, Abandoned Property

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment providing for an eighteen-month redemption period in any parish other than Orleans, for vacant property sold at tax sale which is blighted or abandoned? (Effective January 1, 2015) (Adds Article VII, Section 25(B)(3))
YES
NO

CA NO. 11 (Act 874 – HB 341) – Executive Branch Departments

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to change the maximum number of departments in the executive branch of state government from twenty to twenty-one? (Amends Article IV, Section 1(B))
YES
NO

CA NO. 12 (Act 437 – HB 426) – Wildlife and Fisheries Commission

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to require that two members of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission be electors from parishes located north of the parishes of Beauregard, Allen, Evangeline, Avoyelles, and Pointe Coupee? (Amends Article IX, Section 7(A))
YES
NO

CA NO. 13 (Act 872 – HB 489) – Lower Ninth Ward Property Sale

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to authorize the governing authority of the city of New Orleans to sell at a price fixed by the legislature property located in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city of New Orleans? (Amends Article VII, Section (14)(B))
YES
NO

CA NO. 14 (Act 435 – HB 131) – Tax Rebates, Incentives, Abatements

(Select 1)
Do you support an amendment to provide that legislation relative to tax rebates, tax incentives, and tax abatements may not be introduced or considered by the legislature in a regular session held in an even-numbered year? (Amends Article III, Section 2(A)(3)(b) and (4)(b)(introductory paragraph))
YES
NO

PW Law Enf. Dist. – 2.9 Mills – Sheriff – 10 Yrs.

(Select 1)
Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana (the “District”), levy a special tax of not exceeding 2.9 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $9,073,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2015 and ending with the year 2024, with said millage levied each year to be reduced by the millage rate levied that year for the District’s currently outstanding General Obligation Bonds, for the purpose of providing additional funding for the District and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, including the operation, maintenance and upkeep of jails and related facilities?
YES
NO

PW HRC Amendment Sec. 3 – CC – Sec. 3-102 & 4-201

(Select 1)
Shall City Charter Sections 3-102 and 4-201 be amended, effective June 1, 2018, to read as follows: Section 3-102. Number and Terms of Councilmembers. The Council shall consist of seven members, of whom five shall be elected from districts, one from the City at-Large as Councilmember-at-Large, Division “1” and one from the City at-Large as Councilmember-at-Large, Division “2”, each to be voted on as separate offices. The terms of councilmembers shall be four years beginning the second Monday in January next following their election except that a councilmember elected to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term. The two Councilmember-at-Large offices shall not be considered to be new or different offices for purposes of Section 3-105(3) herein. Section 4-201. Election and Term. The electors of the City shall elect a Mayor at an election to be held in accordance with the election laws of the State. The Mayor shall take office on the second Monday in January and every four years thereafter following election. A person who has served as Mayor for more than one and one-half terms in two consecutive terms shall not be eligible for election as Mayor for the succeeding term?
YES
NO

PW HRC Amendment Sec. 6 – CC – Sec. 6-308(1) & 6-308(5)(b)

(Select 1)
Shall Sections 6-308(1) and 6-308(5)(b) of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans relative to written contracts to which the City is a party be amended, effective January 1, 2015: (1) to require that the executive branch competitive selection process for professional services contracts involve a selection committee, composed of at least three (3) individuals from local government except the Mayor, possessing relevant subject matter expertise, to review and evaluate proposals and make selections in meetings noticed and open to the public, and that the committee’s records shall be public; (2) to allow the Mayor to authorize, by executive order, exceptions to such competitive selection process resulting from emergencies that pose a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, as authorized by law; (3) to require that the City establish and maintain a program to encourage disadvantaged business enterprises to participate in City contracts; and (4) to allow, with the Mayor’s authorization, the Chief Administrative Officer instead of the Director of Finance to sign such contracts on the City’s behalf?
YES
NO

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March 15th Election Results

February 28, 2014 by Charlie London

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PW City Council (Veterans) –
Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemp. – CC

(Select 1)
Shall an additional homestead exemption be authorized in the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 21(K) of the Louisiana Constitution, provided that this additional homestead exemption shall extend and apply to property in Orleans Parish only after approval by a majority of registered voters of Orleans Parish voting on this proposition?

PW City Council Audubon Comm –
4.20 Mills – CC -50 Yrs.

(Select 1)
Shall the City of New Orleans, Louisiana (the “City”), be authorized to levy and collect annually, in addition to any other authorized tax, a special ad valorem tax authorized not to exceed four and two-tenths (4.20) mills on all property subject to taxation within the City (an estimated $11,900,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 50 years, beginning with the year 2015 and ending with the year 2064, which tax shall be collected in the same manner as all other ad valorem taxes and which shall be dedicated to and used by the Audubon Commission (the “Commission”) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating works of public improvement of the Commission, said tax to be levied and collected in lieu of separate ad valorem taxes of 0.40 mills and 3.80 mills previously approved by the electors of the City for the benefit of the Commission?

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Election Results

January 26, 2014 by Charlie London

Mayor: Landrieu (64 percent), Bagneris (33 percent), King (3 percent)
Sheriff: Gusman (49 percent), Foti (29 percent), Thomas (29 percent), Brown (3 percent)
Clerk of Criminal District Court: Morrell (72 percent), Keen (28 percent)
Coroner: McKenna (48 percent), Rouse (32 percent), Culotta (20 percent)
Councilmember at Large Division 1: Head (62 percent), Green (38 percent)
Councilmember at Large Division 2: Hedge-Morrell (44 percent), Williams (39 percent), Charbonnet (17 percent)
Council District A: Guidry (67 percent), Ward (10 percent), Coleman (9 percent), Capasso (8 percent), Gordon (6 percent).
Council District C: Clarkson (45 percent), Ramsey (45 percent), Moran (5 percent), E. Williams (2 percent), C. Williams (2 percent)
Council District D: Brossett (50 percent), Bouioe (42 percent), Savwoir (8 percent)
Council District E: Gray (53 percent), Willard-Lewis (41 percent), Kelly (6 percent)

 Sheriff   (Select 1)
#1 Other
#2 Democrat
#3 Democrat
#4 Democrat
Clerk Criminal District Court  (Select 1)
#5 No Party
#6 Democrat
Coroner   (Select 1)
#7 Democrat
#8 Democrat
#10 Democrat
Mayor City of New Orleans  (Select 1)
#11 Democrat
#13 Democrat
#14 Democrat
Councilmember at Large Division 1  (Select 1)
#15 Democrat
#16 Democrat
Councilmember at Large Division 2  (Select 1)
#17 Democrat
#18 Democrat
#19 Democrat
Councilmember District A  (Select 1)
#20 Democrat
#21 Democrat
#22 Other
#23 Democrat
#25 Republican

You have the right to vote in a Louisiana election if you are qualified to vote in the current election, qualified to vote in the specific precinct and you are the person whose name is in the precinct register.

The polls open at 7 a.m. for Saturday elections and close at 8 p.m. The polls open at 6 a.m. for Tuesday elections and close at 8 p.m. Voters in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.

You may vote early 14 days to seven days prior to any scheduled election, on election day day or absentee by mail.

Know which precinct you are registered to vote in, and its location if you are voting on election day. Be prepared to provide photo identification to vote early or on election day. You can obtain a free Louisiana special identification card by presenting your voter registration information card to the Office of Motor Vehicles. Do not bring or wear any campaign paraphernalia to the polls or to vote early.

There is an app for iPhone and Android devices. Download the free GeauxVote app. Information available on mobile devices includes voter registration information, voter districts information and information about upcoming elections such as voting dates and times, voting locations and sample ballots.

Notify your parish registrar of voters of any changes to your registration. Failure to update your residential address may result in an inactive registration status. Inactive voters must verify their residential addresses prior to voting, which may be done on election day at the precinct, in person at the registrar’s office, online or by mail through a voter registration application.

To qualify to vote you must:

  • be a U.S. citizen;
  • be at least 17 years old, but must be 18 years old by the next election to vote;
  • not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony;
  • not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights; and
  • reside in the state and parish in which you seek to register.

Vote by Mail

In Louisiana you must have a reason to be eligible to vote by mail, unless you are a military or overseas voter. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities may apply for an automatic mail ballot.

Vote Early

All registered voters may vote early at the registrar of voters office or at an alternate site designated for early voting. You do not need a reason to vote early.

The early voting period is from 14 days to seven days before each election, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except Sundays and legal holidays).

Vote on Election Day

You may cast your ballot on election day by:

  • voting on a machine;
  • emergency paper ballot if the only voting machine in the precinct fails; or
  • provisional paper ballot (federal election only) if you certify that you are eligible to vote in the election and your name does not appear on the precinct register.

 

 

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VOTE SATURDAY

May 3, 2013 by Charlie London

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VOTE SATURDAY.

On Saturday’s ballot are candidates for Juvenile Court Judge, Section E and whether tolls should continue on the Crescent City Connection.

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2013 Board Elected

December 11, 2012 by Charlie London

The 2013 Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association
Executive Board:

The 2013 Faubourg St. John
Neighborhood Association Board

Dean Burridge | Jimmy Fahrenholtz | Greg Jeanfreau | Linda Landesberg | Seth Levine | Brenda London | Charles London | Steve Mardon | Gloria Martin | Mike Pearce | Pushpa Ramaiah | Rocky Seydel | Kerry Tully

FSJNA BOARD GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Explanation of Meeting Rules
• The General Membership and the Executive and Advisory Board members shall behave in a courteous and respectful manner at all FSJNA meetings and other activities. The FSJNA may impose sanctions up to and including expulsion from the meeting or activity for violations of this section.
• A participant wishing to participate in an FSJNA meeting shall raise their hand and respectfully address the presiding officer, who will recognize participants as time on the agenda allows. Participants should state their name, address, and whether they are a member of FSJNA.
• Louisiana law (La. R.S. 42:23) allows this meeting to be recorded without consent of any participants. FSJNA will announce if a meeting is being recorded for FSJNA purposes

IV. Guests
• Sara Sanders & Betsy Lopez, CASA New Orleans

V. Election of Executive Board Members – 2013
VI. Treasurer’s Report
VII. Committee Reports/Updates/Actions (if any)
• Membership Outreach Committee – update
• Landscape Committee- update
• Re-Bridge – update
• Public Safety – update
• Zoning Committee – update

VIII. Old Business
• Policy on land and zoning issues outside the neighborhood boundaries

IX. New Business
• From Floor

X. Adjournment

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FSJNA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Explanation of Meeting Rules
• The General Membership and the Executive and Advisory Board members shall behave in a courteous and respectful manner at all FSJNA meetings and other activities. The FSJNA may impose sanctions up to and including expulsion from the meeting or activity for violations of this section.
• A participant wishing to participate in an FSJNA meeting shall raise their hand and respectfully address the presiding officer, who will recognize participants as time on the agenda allows. Participants should state their name, address, and whether they are a member of FSJNA.
• Louisiana law (La. R.S. 42:23) allows this meeting to be recorded without consent of any participants. FSJNA will announce if a meeting is being recorded for FSJNA purposes

IV. Guests
• None

V. Approval of November 2012 Executive Meeting Minutes
VI. Election of Advisory Board Members – 2013

VII. Old Business
• No old business

VIII. New Business
• From Floor

IX. Adjournment

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Election Results for December 8th

December 9, 2012 by Charlie London

by Charlie London

The map above shows the precincts in Faubourg St. John. The precincts shown above are not an exact match to Faubourg St. John’s boundaries but are close. The December 8th vote was close in Faubourg St. John with 121 voting yes and 128 voting no for the additional fee for 911 upgrades.

The overall vote in Orleans Parish was almost 2 to 1 against with 9,046 votes cast for yes and 15,795 votes for no.


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info below from State Representative Jared Brossett

GEAUX VOTE THIS SATURDAY!


This Saturday, December 8th all Orleans Parish residents will be asked to vote on a Parish-wide Proposition to allow the Orleans Parish Communication District, the agency that operates the city’s 9-1-1 emergency phone system to increase the fixed rate emergency telephone service charge for 9-1-1 services for all Orleans Parish residential and commercial service users, and wireless commercial mobile radio service connections.

The increase will take effect January 1, 2013 and will pay for upgrades to the 9-1-1 system. If the ballot measure is approved the increase will be as follows: proposing to charge $2 per month for residential lines and $3 for each commercial line, up from $1 and $2 respectively and to charge $1.26 per month for wireless phones, an increase from the current rate of 85 cents.

The city is in the process of revamping its emergency call operation to increase efficiency and allow all operators to handle police, fire and emergency medical services calls. The transition requires upgrades in technology and more training.

The new rates would bring in an estimated $7.45 million, and by law is to be used solely by the Orleans Parish Communications District for service improvements.

There has been an increase in 911 calls since Hurricane Katrina and having a modern and well staffed call center is essential to public safety. For more information on this measure check out the Times Picayune story here.

State Representative Jared Brossett
6305 Elysian Fields
Suite 404C
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: 504-286-1033
Fax: 504-286-1035
Email: brossettj@legis.state.la.us
www.jaredbrossett.com

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