Measure on the ballot in the 2022 Louisiana Primary Election in Louisiana.
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Get StartedProposing to amend Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to ad valorem property tax millage rate adjustments; to provide for maximum authorized millage rates; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and to provide a ballot proposition.
A "yes" vote supports limiting ad valorem tax rate increases to up to the maximum rate allowed by the constitution, until the authorized rate expires. The ad valorem tax rates would be eligible for increases by a 2/3 vote of the taxing authority.
A "no" vote supports retaining current legislation, only allowing for the ad valorem tax to increase up to the maximum amount from the previous year.
"This amendment corrects a provision in the law involving reassessments of property taxes every four years. Today's constitutional mandate is that local taxing bodies raise overall assessments at least once in that four years or lose the authority to adjust the rates in all future years. The language only removes the mandate, so that taxing agencies don't have to run up tax collections in at least one year for purely technical reasons. "This makes no sense," the Council for a Better Louisiana commented on the mandate. We agree, and urge passage of this clarifying amendment." - NOLA.com Staff Editorial, in support of Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (ACT 133, 2021 - SB 154) (Learn more)
"Taxing districts have enough time under the current system to make budgetary decisions about whether they need the full millage rate authorized for them. They shouldn't be allowed to roll forward millage rates for years on end, a situation that would increase property tax payment uncertainty for homeowners and businesses." - Public Affrais Research of Louisiana Guide to the 2022 Constitutional Amendments (example argument; not a recommendation), in opposition to Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (ACT 133, 2021 - SB 154) (Learn more)
Do you support an amendment to allow the levying of a lower millage rate by a local taxing authority while maintaining the authority's ability to adjust to the current authorized millage rate? (Amend Article VII, Section 23(C))
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