Winn voters who have not voted early or absentee will be able to go to their regular polling places this Saturday, December 7, to record their preferences on four Louisiana Constitutional Amendment proposals
Absentee/early voting statistics through the end of the Early Voting period (November 30) showed that a total of 170 individuals took part, with 123 in-person and another 47 absentee (mail) voters, according to Registrar of Voters Bryan Kelley. That total is about 2% of Winn’s 8,459 registered voters. (By comparison, 2,714 or 32.1% had voted early at this point in the November Presidential Election).
Election hours are 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Voters need to bring an appropriate photo ID such as a Driver’s License.
Of the early total, 149 were White, 21 were Black and 0 were Other. Males numbered 79 and Females were 91. There were 55 Democrat, 90 Republican and 25 Other.
Those four Constitutional Amendment proposals are explained below. (It’s also posted on the wall outside of the Registrar of Voters Office).
2024 Proposed Constitutional Amendments, December 7 Ballot:
Proposed Amendment No. 1
Act 405 (2024 Regular Session) – Proposing to amend Article V, Section 25(C) and to add Article V, Section 25(A)(4) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the judiciary commission; to require the judiciary commission to conduct certain investigations; to provide for membership of the judiciary commission; to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors; and to provide a ballot proposition.
Do you support an amendment to allow the Supreme Court to sanction a judge upon an investigation by the judiciary commission, and provide that the recommended sanction shall be instituted by the judiciary commission or by a majority of the supreme court, and to provide for the appointment of five members of the judiciary commission? (Amends Article V, Section 25(C); adds Article V, Section 25(A)(4))
Proposed Amendment No. 2
Act 406 (2024 Regular Session) – Proposing to add Article III, Section 16(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to provide relative to consideration of appropriations bills; to provide for time periods and required information relative thereto; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
Do you support an amendment to require that the legislature wait for at least forty-eight hours prior to concurring in a conference committee report or amendments to a bill appropriating money? (Adds Article III, Section 16(F))
Proposed Amendment No. 3
Act 407 (2024 Regular Session) – Proposing to amend Article III, Section 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a) of the Constitution of Louisiana and to add Article III, Section 2(A)(5) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to regular sessions of the legislature, to allow the legislature to extend a regular session for a limited time period for a specific purpose; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to extend a regular session in increments of two days up to a maximum of six days if necessary to pass a bill appropriating money? (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a); Adds Article III, Section 2(A)(5))
Proposed Amendment No. 4
Act 409 (2024 Regular Session) – Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to ad valorem tax; to provide for the administration of tax sales of immovable property; to provide for the postponement of taxes under certain circumstances; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.
Do you support an amendment to eliminate mandatory tax sales for nonpayment of property taxes and require the legislature to provide for such procedures by law; to limit the amount of penalty and interest on delinquent property taxes; and to provide for the postponement of property tax payments under certain circumstances? (Amends Article VII, Section 25).
For an unbiased view of what it means to vote for or against each of those amendments, readers may Google “PAR Guide to the 2024 Constitutional Amendments.”