新奥尔良提前投票进行中：第7号修宪案聚焦铅水管更换，超八成受检家庭测出铅
路易斯安那州11月3日大选的提前投票已于10月20日启动，在位于该州 Orleans Parish（奥尔良县）的新奥尔良等地持续至10月27日（10月25日周日除外），每天8:30至18:00。选票上除联邦参议员、众议员等席位外，还有10项州宪法修正案待表决，选民可通过州务卿办公室的 GeauxVote 查看样本选票与提前投票点。
其中第7号修正案与新奥尔良居民息息相关：它授权动用公共资金，用于识别、清点并更换用户私有地块上的危险饮用水铅管。此前一项研究发现，Orleans Parish 受检家庭中超过八成测出水中含铅。Lakeview 居民 Chad LaRose 几周前收到通知信，得知自家可能正通过铅管饮水，他说这消息「像被重锤击中」。
该修正案在州议会获得两党支持：民主党州参议员 Royce Duplessis 与共和党州众议员 Mike Bayham（第103选区）联合录制视频为修正案背书，Duplessis 表示，各方能在公共安全、公共健康这类常识议题上达成一致。批评者则要求增设保障条款，确保资金真正到达普通房主手中，并简化申请流程。
关联：New Orleans 提前投票 10 月 20 日开启：11 月 3 日大选可提前至 10 月 27 日投票
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Early Voting Underway in New Orleans: Amendment 7 Targets Lead Pipe Replacement as Over 80% of Tested Homes Show Lead
Early voting for Louisiana's November 3 election began on October 20 and runs through October 27, excluding Sunday, October 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., including in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. Alongside races for U.S. senator and U.S. House seats, voters will decide 10 proposed state constitutional amendments, and can review sample ballots and early voting locations through the secretary of state's GeauxVote resources.
Amendment 7 is of particular concern to New Orleans residents: it would permit public spending to identify, inventory and replace hazardous drinking water service lines on utility customers' private property. A study found that more than 80% of homes tested in Orleans Parish had detectable levels of lead in their water. Lakeview resident Chad LaRose received a letter several weeks ago notifying him that lead pipes might be delivering water to his home, saying it 'kind of hit me like a ton of bricks.'
The amendment has bipartisan support in the state legislature: Democratic state Sen. Royce Duplessis and Republican Rep. Mike Bayham, representing District 103, jointly recorded a video endorsing it, with Duplessis saying the parties can agree on common-sense issues of public safety and public health. Critics argue more safeguards are needed to make sure the funds reach everyday homeowners, and that the process for accessing the money should be streamlined.
Related: Early Voting Opens October 20 in New Orleans for the November 3 Election
Source: GSM · USA
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图片来源：图：新奥尔良法国区 Burgundy 街（资料图）。作者 Diego Delso，CC BY-SA 3.0，来源 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Burgundy Street in the French Quarter, New Orleans (file photo), by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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