VOTE "YES" ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT #1 [INFOGRAPHIC]
LOUISIANA REALTORS • August 25, 2017
Constitutional Amendment #1 will read:
"DO YOU SUPPORT AN AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES MATERIALS AND OTHER PROPERTY DELIVERED TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE TO BE MADE PART OF A BUILDING OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION?"
Louisiana REALTORS® along with a coalition of organizations are asking that you VOTE YES to Constitutional Amendment #1 on October 14. The broad and diverse coalition of supporters includes: Louisiana Policy Jury Association, Louisiana Home Builders Association, Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association, Louisiana Municipal Association, Louisiana Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Louisiana Sheriff's Association, Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Associated Builders and Contractors, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Louisiana Chemical Association, A bipartisan coalition of State Legislators, and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.
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