Orleans sheriff's tax millage expands margin of victory after recount

Orleans sheriff's tax millage expands margin of victory after recount
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The recount on the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office millage renewal is in, and the measure picked up two more votes.

This means the tax was renewed by a margin of four votes

According to NOLA.com, two mail-in ballots containing "no" votes had been double-counted in the initial tally.

The millage makes up about a fifth of the sheriff's annual budget.

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