During the historic Nov. 8 election, voters in Louisiana not only voted on their candidates for President and U.S. Senate, but they also voted on ratifying six proposed state constitutional amendments. The Daily Reveille breaks down each amendment along with the voting results.
Amendment No. 1: Registrar of Voters
PASSED 73% yes, 27% no
Registrars are in charge of voter registration in their respective parishes. While the state did not have any preexisting work or education requirements for applicants to qualify for the position, the passing of Amendment No. 1 puts new standards in place for registrar candidates, including: a combination of a bachelor’s or associate’s degree with at least two to four years of professional work experience, seven years of full-time experience without a college degree or five years of employment in a Louisiana registrar’s office. 
Most parishes had a 70/30 margin for yes/no.
Amendment No. 2: Establish Tuition without Legislative Approval
DID NOT PASS 57% no, 43% yes
By voting against Amendment No. 2, tuition control will stay within the state Legislature’s control. The proposed change would have transferred tuition authority to the state’s higher education management boards, which could have had the power to raise college tuition and fees without legislative approval. Currently, two-thirds of the Legislature has to agree to change tuition and fees.
There were close splits in East Baton Rouge Parish, East Carroll Parish, LaSalle Parish, Orleans Parish, Tensas Parish.
Lincoln Parish was the only parish where the majority (55 percent) voted yes to Amendment No. 2. 
Amendment No. 3: Eliminate Deductibility of Federal Income Taxes
DID NOT PASS 56% no, 44% yes
Louisiana allows corporations deductions on their state income tax based on their federal income taxes. The proposed amendment sought to change the corporate tax to a flat rate of 6.5 percent, but income tax deductions would no longer apply.
Orleans Parish was the only parish to vote yes to Amendment No. 3.
Amendment No. 4: Homestead Exemption-Surviving Spouse
PASSED 72% yes, 28% no
The passing of Amendment No. 4 gives the surviving spouses of people who died while on active duty in the U.S. military or Louisiana National Guard or while performing duties as fire protection officers and law enforcement personnel a full property tax exemption on their homes.
All parishes voted an overwhelming yes to pass the amendment, except for LaSalle Parish, where the vote margin was 51 percent for and 49 percent against.
Amendment No. 5: Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund
PASSED 54% yes, 46% no 
With the passing of Amendment No. 5, a Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund will be created from corporate and mineral tax revenue to pay state retirement debt, fund infrastructure and transportation projects and stabilize future revenue.
In all parishes, the margin was extremely close, with many parishes voting for and against the amendment. In most parishes, just a few percentage points made the difference, and a few areas were split 50 percent down the middle.
Amendment No. 6: Use Funds to Eliminate Projected Deficits
DID NOT PASS 42% yes, 58% no
Amendment No. 6 would have allowed legislators to use constitutionally protected funds during revenue shortfalls, which is characterized as the revenue estimate for the next fiscal year falling 1 percent or more below the revenue forecast. The Legislature would have been able to use up to 5 percent of each fund’s current budget appropriations or 1 percent of the constitutional fund’s existing balance.
Orleans Parish was the only parish to vote yes to Amendment No. 6.

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