Louisiana Secretary of State/Elections/2004 Constitutional Amendments

STATE OF LOUISIANA
2004 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS & PROPOSITIONS

November 2, 2004 — Congressional Elections

The summary of Constitutional Amendments is presented in the order that the amendments will appear on the ballot. Click on an Act No. link to read the complete text of an Act at the Legislature's Web Portal database.

For the text files of Propositions to be voted upon, CLICK HERE and then select the "2004-11-02" folder after reading the "Readme-first.htm" file.

Ballot No. 1
Act No. 927
Senate Bill No. 2

Amendment No. 1, Regular Session, 2004, A JOINT RESOLUTION "Proposing to add Article I, Section 27 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the declaration of rights; to preserve the freedom to hunt, fish, and trap, subject to regulation, restriction, or prohibition imposed pursuant to law; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition."

Download MS Word 2 Column Version of All November Amendments HERE.

Ballot No. 2
Act No. 929
Senate Bill No. 806 (Substitute for Senate Bill No. 158

Amendment No. 2, Regular Session, 2004, A JOINT RESOLUTION "Proposing to amend Section 20(A) of Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the homestead exemption from ad valorem property taxes; to provide persons eligible for the homestead exemption and for the valuation of land which is the homestead; to provide for the homestead exemption for homesteads owned in indivision and for fields in which there is timber; to provide for the application of the exemption to the surviving spouse, testamentary or irrevocable trusts, usufructuaries, and to property occupied by a buyer under a bond for deed contract under certain conditions; to prohibit more than one exemption for any person; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition."

Download MS Word 2 Column Version of All November Amendments HERE.

Ballot No. 3
Act No. 930
House Bill No. 261

Amendment No. 3, Regular Session, 2004, A JOINT RESOLUTION "Proposing to amend Article X, Sections 10(A)(2) and 48(A)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the eligibility for preference points for veterans for civil service and state police service; to provide eligibility for veterans who served for a certain period of continuous service on active duty after a certain date and have served honorably in the armed forces of the United States; to provide for eligibility for preference points in the state police service for service during wars declared by congress; to provide that certain war periods and armed conflicts for eligibility for preference points for veterans for state police service shall be as provided by law; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters."

Download MS Word 2 Column Version of All November Amendments HERE.

Ballot No. 4
Act No. 928
Senate Bill No. 44

Amendment No. 4, Regular Session, 2004, A JOINT RESOLUTION "Proposing to add Article VII, Section 10.12 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to providing funds for the support of Louisiana farmers and fishermen; to establish the Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund as a special fund in the state treasury; to provide for sources of revenue, and for deposit and uses of monies in the fund; to authorize the legislature by law to provide for programs of assistance to Louisiana farmers and fishermen; to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition; and to provide for related matters."

Download MS Word 2 Column Version of All November Amendments HERE.

September 18, 2004 — Open Primary Election

Ballot No. 1
Act No. 926
House Bill No. 61 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 166)

Amendment No. 1, Regular Session, 2004, A JOINT RESOLUTION "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Louisiana, to enact Article XII, Section 15, relative to marriage; to require that marriage in the state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman; to provide that the legal incidents of marriage shall be conferred only upon such union; to prohibit the validation or recognition of the legal status of any union of unmarried individuals; to prohibit the recognition of a marriage contracted in another jurisdiction which is not the union of one man and one woman; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors and provide a ballot proposition; and to provide for related matters."

Download MS Word 2 Column Version HERE.

Documents prepared by Louisiana Secretary of State's Office. PDF files reside at Legislature's Web Portal.

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