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Story Archives: Recommendations offered on amendments


Recommendations offered on amendments
posted Thursday, October 30th, 2008 @ 9:14 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Voters throughout Louisiana will decide the fate of seven proposed Constitutional Amendments in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election.

A vote for Amendment 1 would establish term limits for members of state boards and commissions. A vote against Amendment 1 would allow members of certain state boards and commissions to be elected or appointed for an unlimited number of terms.

We recommend a vote AGAINST Amendment 1.

A vote for Amendment 2 would require that the call for a special session be issued at least seven calendar days prior to the start of the special session in question. A vote against Amendment 2 would continue the requirement that the call for a special legislative session be issued at least five days prior to the start of the special session in question.

We recommend a vote FOR Amendment 2.

A vote for Amendment 3 would allow the Legislature to appoint a temporary successor for any legislator called to active military duty that prevents performance of the duties of office. A vote against Amendment 3 would continue the requirement that districts remain void of representation in the event the district's elected legislator is called to active military duty.

We recommend a vote AGAINST Amendment 3.

A vote for Amendment 4 would dedicate additional state severance taxes to parishes of origin, restrict the use of some of the funds and dedicate some of the severance taxes collected on state lands to the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund. A vote against Amendment 4 would maintain the maximum amount of $850,000 in severance tax revenues the state must pay a parish in which the severance taxes originated, adjusted annually for inflation.

We recommend a vote FOR Amendment 4.

A vote for Amendment 5 would allow homeowners to transfer any special property tax assessment level to their new homes when their property is sold to or expropriated by the state, federal or local government. A vote against Amendment 5 would continue to prohibit the transfer of special property tax assessment levels to new properties.

We recommend a vote AGAINST Amendment 5.

A vote for Amendment 6 would remove the requirement that public authorities first offer expropriated property to its prior owner before the property can be sold to a third party if the property was taken to remove a threat to public healthy and safety and was held for less than 30 years. It also would remove the requirement that the property be sold by public bid and eliminate the opportunity for certain property owners to challenge surplus takings. A vote against Amendment 6 would maintain the same resale requirements for property taken to remove a threat to public health and safety as for property taken for other public purposes.

We recommend a vote AGAINST Amendment 6.

A vote for Amendment 7 would allow public funds reserved for non-pension, post-employment benefits to be invested in stocks. A vote against Amendment 7 would continue the prohibition against public funds reserved for non-pension, post-employment benefits from being invested in stocks.

We recommend a vote AGAINST Amendment 7.
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