Louisiana Amendment 28, Allow New Orleans to Establish Mosquito Abatement Program Amendment (1964)

Louisiana Amendment 28
Election date November 3, 1964
Topic County and municipal governance and Environment
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Louisiana Amendment 28 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Louisiana on November 3, 1964. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the establishment of a Mosquito Abatement Program in New Orleans and the adoption of a special one-half mill ($50 per $100,000 of assessed property value) city tax to fund the expenses and operation of the program.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the establishment of a Mosquito Abatement Program in New Orleans and the adoption of a special one-half mill ($50 per $100,000 of assessed property value) city tax to fund the expenses and operation of the program.

Election results

Louisiana Amendment 28
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		131,317	33.89%
No		256,125	66.11%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 28 was as follows:

“

The proposed amendment to Article XIV, of the Louisiana Constitution to authorize the establishment of a Mosquito Abatement Program in the city of New Orleans and to provide for a special one-half mill city tax relative to the expenses and operation of such program.

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Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one session of the Louisiana State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

See also

1964 Measures

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• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1964 legislative sessions

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