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Louisiana Continuation of Homestead Exemption Act, Amendment 8 (September 2006)

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Louisiana Amendment 8, also known as the Continuation of Homestead Exemption Act, was on the September 30, 2006, election ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. It proposed to extend the homestead exemption to homes damaged by a natural disaster in a state of emergency declared by the governor.[1][2]

Election results

Amendment 8, Primary
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 482,964 79%
No130,18721%

Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

To authorize the continuation of the homestead exemption and the special assessment level where the homestead has been destroyed or is uninhabitable due to a declared disaster or emergency. (Adds Article VII, Sections 18(G)(5) and 20(A)(10))[3]

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  1. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," September 30, 2006
  2. ↑ Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, "Voting on Louisiana Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1978-2015," accessed November 3, 2015
  3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Constitutional Amendments 1-13 -- September 30, 2006 Election," accessed November 16, 2015
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