**[Requirements for Serving as a Pollworker]{.underline}**

**[Louisiana]{.underline}**[^1]

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| **[State Registration Requirement]{.underline}**                      |
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| **[(Exceptions may be found in Student Election Assistant             |
| category)]{.underline}**                                              |
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| Must be a qualified voter                                             |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:424(B) (1); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:425(B) |
| (1) (Thomson/West 2006).*                                             |
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| **[Age Requirement]{.underline}**                                     |
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| 18 years or will attain that age on or before the next election.      |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:101 (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Residency Place and Term Required for Voter                        |
| Registration]{.underline}**                                           |
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| Bona fide resident of state, parish, municipality, if any, and        |
| precinct in which he offers to register as a voter.                   |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:101(B) (Thomson/West 2006).*                |
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| Note: College Student Provision                                       |
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| Any bona fide full-time student attending an institution of higher    |
| learning in this state may choose as his residence and may register   |
| to vote either at the place where he resides while attending the      |
| institution or at the place where he resides when not attending such  |
| institution, but he shall not have more than one residence at any one |
| time for purposes of registering to vote. Such a student need not     |
| have intent to reside indefinitely at the place where he offers to    |
| register.                                                             |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:101 (C) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Residency Requirement for Service (State, County or                |
| Precinct)]{.underline}**                                              |
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| Any Precinct in Ward, then Parish.                                    |
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| Preference is given to residents of precinct, then if insufficient    |
| numbers, to residents of Ward, and finally to residents of Parish.    |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:425(B)(1); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §            |
| 18:433(B)(3-5);*                                                      |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:434(B) (9); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:434(D)  |
| (1) (Thomson/West 2006).*                                             |
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| **[Affiliation with Political Party Requirement]{.underline}**        |
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| **[and Process for Nomination as Poll Worker]{.underline}**           |
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| Affiliation Required.                                                 |
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| [Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners]{.underline}:              |
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| Candidate Election:                                                   |
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| Qualified voters interested in becoming Commissioners must take a     |
| course, pass an exam and reveal their party affiliation before        |
| receiving certificates of instruction. The parish board compiles a    |
| list of certified candidates who are registered voters of the ward.   |
| At 10 a.m. on the 29th day before a primary (or the 20th day before   |
| for primaries scheduled on the 2nd Tuesday in March of a presidential |
| election year,) the parish board of supervisors will draw balls with  |
| corresponding numbers from the compiled list until the number of      |
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| commissioners needed has been drawn. The person conducting the        |
| drawing will then determine if each recognized political party having |
| one or more local or municipal candidates on the ballot to be voted   |
| on in the precinct is represented by at least one commissioner. If    |
| none, one ball shall be set aside for each recognized political party |
| thus still to be represented, beginning with the last ball drawn for  |
| a person affiliated with a recognized political party that has more   |
| than one commissioner at the precinct. The drawing shall continue     |
| until one of the persons affiliated with each of such political       |
| parties is selected, unless there are no remaining certified          |
| commissioners in the parish to represent such political parties. The  |
| drawing continues for the selection of alternate commissioners.       |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:425(B) (3); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:431;   |
| La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:434 (Thomson/West 2006).*                    |
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| Proposition Election:                                                 |
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| On or before the twenty-first day prior to such election,, the parish |
| board of election supervisors shall appoint the number of             |
| commissioners for each precinct as provided in R.S. 18:425(A)(1)(b)   |
| and not less than the same number of alternate commissioners for each |
| precinct                                                              |
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| *La. Rev Stat. Ann. § 18:1286 and La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:1300(A)    |
| (2) (Thomson/West 2006).*                                             |
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| [Commissioners-in-Charge]{.underline}:                                |
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| Commissioners who have served in at least two elections during the    |
| last four years must successfully complete a course (offered by the   |
| clerk of court some time between 8/1 through 11/30 every year) and    |
| receive a certificate. At 10 a.m. on the first Friday in December in  |
| each year, the parish board meets and selects one                     |
| commissioner-in-charge for each precinct by the random drawing of     |
| balls with numbers corresponding to the qualified candidates. Those   |
| not chosen are eligible to serve as commissioners.                    |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:424; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:433           |
| (Thomson/West 2006).*                                                 |
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| Consolidated Precincts                                                |
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| The parish board of election supervisors can elect to consolidate     |
| precincts thereby reducing the number of commissioners-in-charge or   |
| commissioners.                                                        |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann, §425.1 (Thomson/West 2006).*                     |
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| **[Term Requirements]{.underline}**                                   |
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| One year for Commissioners-in-Charge, commencing on 1/1.              |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:433(D) (Thomson/West 2006).*                |
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| Commissioners shall serve for the primary or general election they    |
| were drawn for.                                                       |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:434(C) (Thomson/West 2006).*                |
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| Commissioners shall serve for the proposition election they were      |
| appointed for.                                                        |
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| *LA. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:1286 (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Compensation and Hour Requirements]{.underline}**                  |
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| A commissioner-in-charge shall receive one hundred fifty dollars; A   |
| commissioner who has received a certificate of instruction, as        |
| provided in R.S. 18:431(A), shall receive fifty dollars; A            |
| commissioner who has received a certificate of instruction, as        |
| provided in R.S. 18:431(B), shall receive one hundred dollars; An     |
| uncertified commissioner shall receive thirty-five dollars.\          |
| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:426.1(1) -- (4) (Thomson/West 2006).*       |
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| The time for voting is 6:00 a.m. on election day and shall close when |
| the last person in line at 8:00 p.m. has voted.                       |
| Commissioners-in-charge and commissioners must arrive 30 minutes      |
| before the polls open and remain until the election process is        |
| completed on election night.                                          |
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| *La Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:541; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:542*           |
| *(Thomson/West 2006).*                                                |
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| **[Training, Certification and Oath Requirements]{.underline}**       |
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| Must attend a course of instruction and receive a certificate of      |
| instruction from such course in order to become a commissioner or a   |
| commissioner-in-charge.                                               |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:424(B) (4); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:425(B) |
| (3); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:431(A); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:433(A) |
| (Thomson/West 2006).*                                                 |
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| A second course of instruction is conducted once the commissioners,   |
| alternate commissioners, and commissioners-in-charge have been        |
| selected. Those who earn a certificate in this course are eligible    |
| for increased compensation, but the second course is not required.    |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:431(B); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:433         |
| (Thomson/West 2006).*                                                 |
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| Oath required.                                                        |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:424(D). La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:425(D)      |
| (Thomson/West 2006).*                                                 |
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| **[Elected Public Officials Prohibited]{.underline}**                 |
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| No Information Available.                                             |
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| **[Candidates Prohibited]{.underline}**                               |
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| A commissioner shall not be a candidate in an election to public      |
| office or a member of the immediate family of a candidate for         |
| election to public office in the precinct in which they serve.        |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:424(B)(2); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 18:425(B)(1); |
| La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:425(2)(a) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[The Effect of Felon Status on Participation]{.underline}**         |
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| No person who has been convicted of an election offense shall serve   |
| as a commissioner.                                                    |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:424(B) (3); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:425(B)  |
| (2) (Thomson/West 2006).*                                             |
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| Prohibited if under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a      |
| felony.                                                               |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:102 (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| \"Under an order of imprisonment\" means a sentence of confinement,   |
| whether or not suspended, whether or not the subject of the order has |
| been placed on probation, with or without supervision, and whether or |
| not the subject of the order has been paroled.                        |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:2(8) (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| **[The Effect of Mental Incapacitation on                             |
| Participation]{.underline}**                                          |
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| Must not be declared mentally incompetent.                            |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:102 (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| Must not be entitled to assistance in voting.                         |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:424(B) (!); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:425(B) |
| (1) (Thomson/West 2006).*                                             |
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| **[English Fluency and Literacy Requirement]{.underline}**            |
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| No Information Available.                                             |
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| **[Good Reputation Requirement]{.underline}**                         |
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| No Information Available.                                             |
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| **[Alternative Positions with Different Requirements]{.underline}**   |
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| No Information Available.                                             |
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| **[Student Election Assistant Statute]{.underline}**                  |
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| • at least 17 years of age, but under 18;                             |
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| • not a qualified voter, but otherwise qualified;                     |
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| • may serve in any precinct of the ward where he may register to vote |
| pursuant to R.S. 18:101(A); and                                       |
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| • is enrolled in the twelfth grade of any Louisiana public high       |
| school or state-approved nonpublic high school or is participating at |
| the twelfth grade level in a home study program approved by the State |
| Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.                          |
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| *La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:425(B) (4) (Thomson/West 2006).*            |
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[^1]: **[Elections held within one year following the date of the
    issuance of any gubernatorial proclamation declaring a state of
    emergency.]{.underline}**

    If a parish board of election supervisors determines that there is a
    parishwide shortage of commissioners because a significant number of
    commissioners have been temporarily displaced due to such emergency,
    the board may submit a written request to the secretary of state, on
    or before the twenty-third day prior to an election, for additional
    commissioners from other parishes. If the secretary of state
    approves the request, the board of such affected parish shall
    request the parish boards of election supervisors to submit lists of
    available commissioners by the fifteenth day prior to the election.
    The board of the affected parish shall select commissioners to serve
    in the affected parish from such lists based on availability,
    proximity and, to the extent possible, the requirements for
    representation based on recognized political party affiliation as
    provided for in R.S. 18:434(B)(7). The clerk of court of the
    affected parish shall ensure that the selected commissioners have
    received adequate training on the voting machines that are used in
    the affected parish and on any procedures necessary for the conduct
    of the election. The selected commissioners, upon approval by the
    secretary of state, shall be entitled to appropriate reimbursement
    for travel expenses.

    *La. Rev. Stat. Ann, §425 (A) (4) (Thomson/West 2006)*