Recommendations for the November 8, 2022 election

31st October 2022   ·   0 Comments

Early voting runs through November 1, with election day scheduled for Tuesday, November 8. Critical races are on the ballot for Judge, School Board, and municipal offices – which actually impact the average citizen’s life far more than anything that occurs on Capitol Hill. Moreover, several constitutional amendments go before the electorate which promise to save thousands of dollars for the average homeowner in property taxes, and a Charter Amendment in Orleans would provide the City Council with the oversight power on mayoral appointments that nearly every other legislative body in the Western World enjoys over the executive.

A lot matters in this election. Please vote. The Editorial Board of The Louisiana Weekly suggests the following. A detailed explanation of our reasoning can be found at www.louisianaweekly.com/recommendations-for-the-november-8-2022-election.

MULTI-PARISH ELECTIONS:
U.S. Senate: Luke Mixon

First Congressional District: Katie Darling

U.S. Representative 2nd Congressional District: Troy A. Carter

Judge, Court of Appeal 4th Circuit at Large: Karen Herman

Public Service Commissioner District 3: Lambert C. Boissiere, III

State Senator 5th Senatorial District: Royce Duplessis

ORLEANS PARISH ELECTIONS

Judge Municipal and Traffic Court Division D: Mark J. Shea

Clerk 1st City Court: Austin Badon

Member of School Board District 1: Patrice Sentino

PW HRC Amendment – Art. IV, Sec. 4-106 – CC: VOTE YES

JEFFERSON PARISH ELECTIONS:

Member of School Board
District 5: Derrick Shepherd

Member of School Board District 6: Diane Schnell

Mayor City of Harahan: “Tim” Baudier

Chief of Police City of Harahan: Edward “Ed” Lepre

Councilman – City of Harahan: Paul Johnston

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:

CA No. 1 (ACT 130, 2021 – HB 154) – Modifies the maximum amount of monies in certain state funds that may be invested in equities : VOTE YES

CA No. 2 (ACT 172, 2022 – HB 599) – Expands property tax exemptions for homestead exemption property for veterans with disabilities: VOTE YES

CA No. 3 (ACT 156, 2021 – HB 315) – Allows classified civil service employees to support election of family members to public office: VOTE YES

CA No. 4 (ACT 155, 2021 – HB 59) – Authorizes a political subdivision to waive charges for water under certain circumstances: VOTE YES

CA No. 5 (ACT 133, 2021 – SB 154) – Provides relative to property tax millage rate adjustments and maximum authorized millage rates: VOTE YES

CA No. 6 (ACT 129, 2021 – HB 143) – Limits the increase in assessed value of certain property following reappraisal in Orleans Parish: VOTE YES

CA No. 7 (ACT 246, 2022 – HB 298) – Provides relative to the prohibition of involuntary servitude and administration of criminal justice: VOTE YES

CA No. 8 (ACT 171, 2022 – HB 395) – Removes requirement of annual certification of income for certain eligible disabled homeowners: VOTE YES

This article originally published in the October 31, 2022 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.