Harahan, Louisiana, Proposition 2, Fire Department Property Tax Measure (December 2024)
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| Topic Local property tax |
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Harahan Fire Department Property Tax Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Harahan on December 7, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported renewing a five mill property tax (approximately $500 per $100,000 of assessed value) for 10 years, from 2025 to 2034, to provide funding for fire protection facilities and equipment, as well as salaries, insurance, and other expenses for the fire department. |
A "no" vote opposed renewing a five mill property tax (approximately $500 per $100,000 of assessed value) for 10 years, from 2025 to 2034, to provide funding for fire protection facilities and equipment, as well as salaries, insurance, and other expenses for the fire department. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Fire Department Property Tax Measure.
Election results
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1,822 | 54.95% | ||
| No | 1,494 | 45.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Fire Department Property Tax Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the City of Harahan, State of Louisiana (the "City"), continue to levy a special tax of 5 mills on all the property subject to taxation within the City (an estimated $540,000 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 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining and operating the City's fire protection facilities and equipment, including payment of salaries, insurance and other expenses of the Fire Department of said City? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Harahan.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Louisiana
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Louisiana.
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "FAQ: Voting on Election Day," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ NCSL, "Automatic Voter Registration," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ NCSL, "Same-Day Voter Registration," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ WWNO, "Louisiana now requires proof of citizenship to vote, but hasn’t issued any guidance," January 15, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana Voter Registration Application," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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