Recommendations for September 30th 2006 Ballot
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On the ballot in Louisiana on September 30th, 2006 are thirteen proposed constitutional amendments. Here is a listing of voting recommendations from a number of publications.
[edit] Recommendations
- BGR = Bureau of Governmental Research
- LW = Louisiana Weekly
- GW = Gambit Weekly
- CS = Concordia Sentinel
- LFT = Louisiana Federation of Teachers
- DP = Dead Pelican
- GBRBR = Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
- TP = Times-Picayune
| Amendment | BGR | LW | GW | CS | LFT | DP | GBRBR | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund | FOR | FOR | FOR | AGAINST | FOR | FOR | ||
| 2. Tobacco Settlement Proceeds for Coastal Restoration | FOR | FOR | FOR | AGAINST | FOR | FOR | ||
| 3. Levee Board Consolidation | FOR | AGAINST | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | ||
| 4. Compensation for Property Affected by Hurricane Protection | FOR | FOR | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST | FOR |
| 5. Limiting the Power of Expropriation | AGAINST | FOR | AGAINST | FOR | FOR | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST |
| 6. Offering Expropriated Property Back to Original Owner | AGAINST | FOR | AGAINST | FOR | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST | |
| 7. Auth. investment Medicaid Trust for Elderly | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | |||
| 8. Allowing Owners of Damaged Homes to Retain Homestead Exemption, Special Assessment | AGAINST | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | ||
| 9. Limiting State Mandates for School Systems | FOR | FOR | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST | AGAINST | |
| 10. Auth. investment of funds of higher education | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | |||
| 11. Homestead Exemption, Revocable Trusts | AGAINST | FOR | FOR | FOR | AGAINST | FOR | ||
| 12. Filling Vacancy in Statewide Office | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | |||
| 13. Qualifications for Judges | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR | FOR |
[edit] See Also
Guide to the Constitutional Amendments PDF from Public Affairs Research Council (contains no recommendations)
