ELECTION GUIDE - Fall 2010 - Orleans Parish

League of Women Voters^®
of New Orleans

ELECTION GUIDE - Fall 2010 - Orleans Parish

Click to this section for links to the 2010 schedule of elections and early voting locations.
NOW AVAILABLE! Links to candidates' answers to our questions for the October 2 and November 2 elections.
CLICK ON LINK ABOVE CANDIDATE NAMES TO VIEW THEIR BIOGRAPHIES AND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

Click Here to find your voting poll location and sample ballot for your address.

Election Schedule. Early Voting Locations. Fall 2010 All Offices. Fall 2010 State and Parish Offices. Propositions on October 2 Ballot. Constitutional Amendments on October 2 Ballot. Constitutional Amendments on November 2 Ballot.

Election Schedule

Click Here for the 2010 election schedule from the Secretary of State.
Federal Offices and Local Offices Runoffs
November 2, 2010
Last Day to Register to Vote:
October 4, 2010
Time to Request a Mail Ballot:
September 3 -October 29, 2010
Return Voted Mail Ballot by :
November 1, 2010
Early Voting Period:
October 19-26, 2010: 8a-6p daily except Sunday

Early Voting Locations

Click Here to find your voting poll location and sample ballot for your address.
Now there are three early voting sites:
City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, Room 1W24
New Orleans, LA 70112
Algiers Courthouse
225 Morgan Street, Room 105
New Orleans, LA 70114
Voting Machine Warehouse
8870 Chef Menteur Highway
New Orleans, LA 70127
For information call 504.658.8300

Results for November 2 Election - All Offices

U. S. Senator
David Vitter - ELECTED
U. S. Representative 1st Congressional District
"Steve" Scalise - ELECTED
U. S. Representative 2nd Congressional District
Cedric Richmond - ELECTED
Lieutenant Governor
"Jay" Dardenne - ELECTED
Judge 1st City Court, Section C
Veronica E. Henry - ELECTED

Results for October 2 Election - State and Parish Offices

Lieutenant Governor
"Jay" Dardenne - ELECTED
Associate Justice Supreme Court, 7th Supreme Court District
Bernette Joshua Johnson - UNOPPOSED
Judge, Court of Appeal 4th Circuit at Large
Roland Belsome - UNOPPOSED
Judge, Court of Appeal 4th Circuit, 1st District, Division F
Madeleine M. Landrieu - UNOPPOSED
Judge, Court of Appeal 4th Circuit, 1st District, Division G
Rose Ledet - UNOPPOSED
PSC District 3
Lambert C. Boissiere III - ELECTED
State Senator 2nd Senatorial District
Cynthia Williard-Lewis - ELECTED
Judge Juvenile Court, Section C
Candice Bates-Anderson - ELECTED
Judge 1st City Court, Section A
Monique G. Morial - UNOPPOSED
Judge 1st City Court, Section B
Angelique A. Reed - UNOPPOSED
Judge 1st City Court, Section C
Veronica E. Henry - ELECTED
Judge Municipal Court
Joseph "Joe" Landry - UNOPPOSED
Judge Traffic Court, Division B
Robert E. "Bobby" Jones - UNOPPOSED
Clerk 1st City Court
Ellen Hazeur - UNOPPOSED

Propositions on October 2 Ballot

1. Eliminates the Department of Recreation (NORD) and establishes New Orleans Recreation Development Commission.
Click Here for link to Secretary of State's site. - PASSED
2. This proposition changes city council representation on Sewerage and Water Board.
Click Here for link to Secretary of State's site. - PASSED
3. Annual fee for French Quarter-Marigny Historic Management District.
Click Here for link to Secretary of State's site. - FAILED
4. Annual fee for Upper Hurstville Security District. - CANCELLED
Click Here for link to Secretary of State's site.

Constitutional Amendments on October 2 Ballot

ACT 537: Increases length of state legislative sessions and moves the effective date of enacted legislation from August 15 to August 1. - PASSED
ACT 538: Changes the status of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness from state civil service to unclassified. - PASSED
Click Here for link to Secretary of State's site.
Click Here for link to Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) position statements on amendments.

Constitutional Amendments on November 2 Ballot

ACT 539: Sets effective date for salary increases for statewide elected officials to term following adoption of increase. - PASSED
ACT 541: Sets amount of severance tax to be remitted to parish of production. - PASSED
ACT 1049: Allows for a doubling of homestead exemption for property owned by veterans with one hundred percent disability. - PASSED
ACT 542: Allows a taxing authority to increase millage rates with certain conditions. - FAILED
ACT 1050: Allows an extension of special property assessment following a disaster under certain conditions. - PASSED
ACT 1048: Provides that only the state legislature can alter the benefits of any state retirement system subject to legislative authority. - PASSED
ACT 540: Increases the authority to sell sufficient property to cover taxes, interest, penalties and costs. - FAILED
ACT 1052: Deletes the requirement that property expropriated for health or safety threats, or disuse must first be offered back to rightful owner. - PASSED
ACT 1051: Requires certain judgments that are rendered in worker's compensation claims be reargued before a panel of five judges under certain conditions. - PASSED
ACT 1053: Sets time limits for defendant to waive his right to a jury trial. - PASSED
Click Here for link to Secretary of State's site.
Click Here for link to Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) position statements on amendments.

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