Registrar of Voters Lucas Buller announces the close of books for the Saturday, March 20, election. The last day to register in person or by mail is Wednesday, February 17, and the last day to register online using the Geauxvote.com website is Saturday. February 27.
If you need to register to vote or make changes to your registration you may do so in person at the Registrar of Voters Office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or online at geauxvote.com.
Early voting for the March 20 election will begin Saturday, March 6, and end on Saturday, March 13. Early voting will not be conducted on Sunday, March 7.
Early voting will be conducted at the Registrar’s Office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sample ballots may be obtained at the Geauxvote.com website.
For more information, you may call my office at 337-363-5538.
Items on the ballot are the following:
Lone Pine Fire Protection District Tax Renewal- Shall the Lone Pine Fire Protection District, Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a special tax of twenty (20) mills on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $53,000.00 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 and ending with the year 2031, to be dedicated and used for the purpose of paying costs associated with operating, authority to fund a portion of the avails of the Tax into bonds in any manner provided by law, maintaining, renovating, and improving emergency fire protection and related emergency services, and acquiring equipment and furnishings therefor?
Pine Prairie Fire Protection District Proposition Tax Renewal- Shall Pine Prairie Fire Protection District of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue the levy of a special tax of nine and seventy-nine hundredths (9.790) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District for a period of ten (10) years (an estimated $249,645.00 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) beginning with the year 2023 and ending with the year 2032, for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and any charges for fire hydrant rentals and services?
Voting District No. 2 Tax Continuation- Shall Voting District No. 2 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a one and nine hundredths (1.09) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $8,900 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2021 and ending with the year 2030, for the purpose of maintaining and upkeeping cemeteries located therein?
Voting District No. 3 Tax Continuation- Shall Voting District No. 3 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a one and fourteen hundredths (1.14) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $16,300 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2021 and ending with the year 2030, for the purpose of maintaining and upkeeping cemeteries located therein?
Voting District No. 7 Tax Continuation- Shall Voting District No. 7 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a one and four hundredths (1.04) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $5,700 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2021 and ending with the year 2030, for the purpose of maintaining and upkeeping cemeteries located therein?