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Mid-City Security District, Louisiana, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
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Orleans County Parcel Tax Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Orleans County on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adopting a parcel tax, ranging from $195 to $4,000 depending on type, within the Mid-City Security District for eight years to provide funds for district security measures. |
A "no" vote opposed adopting a parcel tax, ranging from $195 to $4,000 depending on type, within the Mid-City Security District for eight years to provide funds for district security measures. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,363 | 55.30% | ||
| No | 2,718 | 44.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Parcel Tax Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual flat fee on each parcel within the Mid-City Security District ("District"), as delineated by La. R.S. 33:9091.14(B), with its amount not to exceed the following: $195 per unimproved parcel, single-family, two-family, three-family, four-family, townhouse, or condominium dwelling; $600 per parcel with 5-9 rental units; $1,000 per parcel with 10-19 rental units; $2,000 per parcel with 20-39 rental units; $4,000 per parcel with 40+ rental units; $150 per parcel subject to La. Const. Art. VII, Section 18; or $500 per commercial parcel, with any parcel used for commercial and residential purposes considered commercial if comprised of <4 residential units and residential if comprised of 4+ residential units, with the amount of the fee as requested by board resolution, for eight (8) years, beginning January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2032, which is estimated to generate approximately $1,235,219 annually, to be used exclusively for promoting and encouraging security within the District, except a 1% City collection fee, and if used for additional law enforcement or security personnel and their services, such personnel and services shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided by the New Orleans Police Department? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Orleans Parish
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.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "FAQ: Voting on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ 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 June 30, 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."
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana voters' bill of rights and voting information," accessed August 15, 2024
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