Louisiana voters approve seven of ten constitutional amendments

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 05:20 · Archive

Louisiana voters on Tuesday approved seven of ten proposed constitutional amendments addressing governance and property tax matters.

Among the successful measures, voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment allowing surviving spouses of disabled veterans to transfer their service-related property tax exemption to a new primary address, with 75 per cent support. The Legislative Fiscal Office reported 229 surviving spouses in Louisiana claimed this exemption in 2025, valued at approximately $168,000.

Amendment 4, which passed with roughly 57 per cent support, imposes a lifetime term limit on the governor's office. Anyone who has served at least 1½ terms as governor cannot be elected again. Previously, governors could seek additional terms provided they had not served two consecutive terms without sitting out a term.

About 70 per cent of voters supported an amendment eliminating post-conviction bail for defendants found guilty of aggravated crimes against minor children awaiting sentencing or appeals. Voters rejected a property tax millage rates measure that would have allowed local authorities to continue levying lower rates without forfeiting the right to raise them to the maximum authorized level; a similar measure was rejected in 2022.

How it is being reported

• Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballotLifetime term limits on governor's mansion popular with votersKNOE · 4 Nov, 04:43
• Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballotLifetime term limits on governor's mansion popular with votersWAFB · 4 Nov, 04:43

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