Louisiana 2006 ballot measures

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Twenty-one statewide ballot questions were on the 2006 ballot in the state of Louisiana.

• All 21 ballot measures were legislatively referred measures.

On the ballot

September 30

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Environmental Fund	Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund	a
LRCA	Question 2	Tobacco	Tobacco Securitization Funds Act	a
LRCA	Question 3	Environment	Regional Flood Protection Authorities Act	a
LRCA	Question 4	Property rights	Compensation Paid for Taking of, or Loss or Damage to Property Rights Act	a
LRCA	Question 5	Eminent Domain	Prohibit the expropriation of property by the state or a political subdivision	a
LRCA	Question 6	Property rights	Prohibit, except in limited instances, the transfer or lease of property	a
LRCA	Question 7	Health Care	Authorize the investment in equities of up to thirty-five percent of the Medicaid Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Question 8	Taxes	Authorize the continuation of the homestead exemption	a
LRCA	Question 9	Education	To provide that no law requiring increased expenditures shall be applicable to any city	a
LRCA	Question 10	Education	Retains present law and provides an exception to investment in stocks of up to 35%	a
LRCA	Question 11	Taxes	Extend Homestead Exemption Act	a
LRCA	Question 12	Elected Officials	To provide for the filling of vacancies in the lieutenant governor's office	a
LRCA	Question 13	Judiciary	A person shall have been admitted to the practice of law for ten years preceding supreme court	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Extend the special assessment level to homesteads owned	a
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Increase the maximum amount of the severance tax	a
LRCA	Question 3	Health Care	ad valorem property tax medical equipment leased for a term exceeding five years to a nonprofit corporation	a
LRCA	Question 4	Transportation	Exempts motor vehicles from municipal ad valorem taxes	a
LRCA	Question 5	Taxes	Exempt consigned art from ad valorem property tax	a
LRCA	Question 6	Judiciary	Authorize the legislature to enact laws establishing new judgeships of district courts	a
LRCA	Question 7	Taxes	To provide for a single tax assessor in Orleans Parish	a
LRCA	Question 8	Education	Grant school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes	a

See also

• Louisiana ballot measures
• Louisiana recall campaigns
• Louisiana school bond issues
• List of ballot measures by state
• 2006 ballot measures

Laws and history

• Laws governing ballot measures in Louisiana
• Laws governing recall in Louisiana

External links

• National Conference of State Legislatures