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LA Rev Stat § 18:1278 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1278. Vacancies; United States senator

RS 1278 - Vacancies; United States senator A. The governor may fill any vacancy in the office of United States senator by appointment. If the United States Senate is in session when the vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a senator to fill the vacancy within ten days after receiving official notice of the vacancy. B. If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator and the unexpired term is more than one year, an appointment to fill the vacancy shall be temporary. Any senator so appointed shall serve until his successor is elected at a special election and takes office. Within ten days after receiving official notice of the vacancy, the governor shall issue a proclamation for special election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The date of the special election shall be established by the governor in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 18:402(E). The dates of the qualifying period shall be established by the governor in accordance with R.S. 18:467, 467.1, and 468. Immediately after issuance of the proclamation, which shall include the dates of the primary and general elections and the dates of the qualifying period, the governor shall publish the proclamation in the official journal of each parish in which the election is to be held. Within twenty-four hours after its issuance, the governor shall send a copy of the proclamation to the secretary of state. Within twenty-four hours after he receives the copy, the secretary of state shall notify all election officials having any duty to perform in connection with a special election to fill such vacancy, including the parish boards of election supervisors for the parish or parishes in which the vacancy occurred. The election shall be conducted and the returns shall be certified as in regular elections for United States senator. C. If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator and the unexpired term is one year or less, no special election shall be called by the governor and, if a senator is appointed to fill the vacancy, he shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, and his successor shall be elected at the next regular election for United States senator. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 38, §1, eff. May 31, 1978; Acts 1980, No. 792, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 76, §1, eff. June 26, 1981; Acts 1997, No. 1420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 240, §1; Acts 2010, No. 570, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1279 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1279. Vacancies; representatives in congress

RS 1279 - Vacancies; representatives in congress When a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in congress, the governor shall determine the dates on which the special elections shall be held and the dates of the qualifying period and shall issue a proclamation ordering a special election and specifying the dates on which the primary and general elections will be held and the dates of the qualifying period for the election. Immediately thereafter he shall publish the proclamation in the official journal of each parish in which the election is to be held. Within twenty-four hours after issuing the proclamation, the governor shall send a copy of the proclamation to the secretary of state, who shall within twenty-four hours of receipt of the information notify all election officials having any duty to perform in connection with a special election to fill such vacancy, including the parish boards of election supervisors for the parish or parishes in which the vacancy occurred. The election shall be conducted in the same manner and at the same places and the returns shall be certified as in regular congressional elections. If at a primary or general election in a congressional district one representative in congress is to be elected for a full term and another to fill a vacancy, the ballots containing the names of the candidates shall, as a part of the title of the office, designate the term for which the candidates are respectively nominated. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 545, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1980, No. 792, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 76, §1, eff. June 26, 1981; Acts 1997, No. 1420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 240, §1; Acts 2010, No. 570, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280. Contests

RS 1280 - Contests Except as may be otherwise provided by the constitution and laws of the United States, contests of elections under this Part shall be made as provided in this Title for state candidates. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280.21. Presidential preference primary election

RS 1280.21 - Presidential preference primary election  A. A statewide presidential preference primary election shall be held on the last Saturday in March in 2024 and every fourth year thereafter for the purpose of allowing the electors of each political party in the state which has forty thousand or more registered members to express their preference for a person to be the nominee of the party for president of the United States.  B. Each elector voting in such election may vote only for a candidate who is affiliated with the same party as the elector, except that the state central committee of a recognized political party may allow in its bylaws, electors who are not affiliated with any political party to cast a vote on the ballot of such recognized political party.  C. The state central committee shall notify the Department of State that its bylaws allow for such voting by non-affiliated electors no later than seven days prior to the opening of qualifying for the presidential preference primary. Such notification shall be considered valid and effective for subsequent presidential preference primaries unless the state central committee notifies the Department of State that its bylaws no longer allow for such voting by non-affiliated electors no later than seven days prior to the opening of qualifying for a presidential preference primary.  D. Any elector who is not affiliated with any political party and who is allowed to cast his vote on the ballot of a recognized political party in the presidential preference primary pursuant to this Section shall cast his vote on the ballot of only one recognized political party. NOTE: Subsection (E) eff. until Feb. 1, 2023. See Acts 2021, No. 377.  E. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Code to the contrary, in any statewide presidential preference primary election, at any precinct where the presidential preference issue or election of political party officials or both are the only matters on the ballot, the number of election commissioners required in such precinct shall be one commissioner-in-charge and two commissioners. NOTE: Subsection (E) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 377, eff. Feb. 1, 2023.  E. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 377, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2023.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 684, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 1979; S.C.R. No. 4, 1983 2nd Ex. Sess.; Acts 1986, No. 35, §1, eff. June 17, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 427, §1; Acts 2004, No. 678, §1; Acts 2006, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 293, §1; Acts 2014, No. 792, §1; Acts 2021, No. 377, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2023; Acts 2021, No. 381, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280.21.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280.21.1. Presidential preference primary election and elections held at the same time in 2020

RS 1280.21.1 - Presidential preference primary election and elections held at the same time in 2020  A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:1280.21(A), the statewide presidential preference primary election shall be held on the first Saturday in April in 2020.  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:1280.22(B)(1), the qualifying period for presidential candidates in the statewide presidential preference primary election in 2020 shall open on the second Wednesday in January of 2020 and shall close at 4:30 p.m. on the following Friday.  B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(C)(1), primary elections for municipal and ward officers who are not elected at the same time as the governor or members of congress shall be held on the first Saturday in April in 2020.  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(C)(2), general elections for municipal and ward officers who are not elected at the same time as the governor or members of congress shall be held on the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in April in 2020.  C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(E)(1)(c), the first Saturday in March shall not be available for a special primary election in 2020. Instead, the first Saturday in April shall be available for a special primary election pursuant to R.S. 18:402(E)(1) in 2020.  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(E)(2)(c), if a special primary election is held on the first Saturday in April in 2020, the special general election shall be held on the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in April in 2020.  D. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(F)(3), the first Saturday in March, the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in March, the last Saturday in March, and the fifth Saturday after the last Saturday in March shall not be available for a bond, tax, or other election at which a proposition or question is submitted to the voters in 2020. Instead, the first Saturday in April and the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in April shall be available for a bond, tax, or other election at which a proposition or question is submitted to the voters in 2020 pursuant to R.S. 18:402(F).  E. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:467(3), the qualifying period for candidates in a primary election for municipal and ward officers who are not elected at the same time as the governor or members of congress in municipalities with a population of less than three hundred thousand and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time in 2020 shall open on the second Wednesday in January of 2020.  Acts 2019, No. 374, §1, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280.23. Conduct of election

RS 1280.23 - Conduct of election Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Part, the election for which provision is made in this Part shall be conducted and the returns thereof published and promulgated as provided in the election laws of the state. Added by Acts 1979, No. 684, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280.24. Arrangement of ballot

RS 1280.24 - Arrangement of ballot The ballot for the election provided in this Part shall contain the names of each candidate arranged by party affiliation and placed in alphabetical order within each party. Added by Acts 1979, No. 684, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 1979; S.C.R. No. 4, 1983 2nd Ex. Sess.; Acts 1986, No. 35, §1, eff. June 17, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 427, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280.25. Voting according to party affiliation

RS 1280.25 - Voting according to party affiliation No elector may vote in the election provided in this Part for a candidate affiliated with a party in which the elector is not registered, except as provided in R.S. 18:1280.21. Added by Acts 1979, No. 684, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 1979; S.C.R. No. 4, 1983 2nd Ex. Sess.; Acts 1986, No. 35, §1, eff. June 17, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 427, §1; Acts 2004, No. 678, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280.26. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 681, §2, eff. July 21, 1983.

RS 1280.26 - Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 681, §2, eff. July 21, 1983.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1280.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1280.27. Delegates to political party conventions; selection; oaths; voting; allocation among presidential nominees

RS 1280.27 - Delegates to political party conventions; selection; oaths; voting; allocation among presidential nominees A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, at least ninety days prior to a presidential preference primary election, the state governing body of each eligible political party shall establish procedures to be followed in the selection of individual delegates and alternates to the convention of that party, including procedures for the selection of committed and uncommitted delegates. A copy of any rule adopted by the state party committee shall be filed with the secretary of state within seven days after its adoption and shall become public record. B. Delegates shall be allocated among the presidential candidates according to the results of the presidential primary and according to guidelines established by the governing bodies of the respective parties. C. Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 672, §3. Added by Acts 1979, No. 684, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 1979. S.C.R. No. 4, 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1; Acts 1986, No. 35, §1, eff. June 17, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 427, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1281 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1281. Statement of purpose

RS 1281 - Statement of purpose The purpose of this Chapter is to implement Article VI, Section 22 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 by establishing a uniform procedure for the conduct of elections to authorize the issuance of bonds, the assumption of indebtedness, and the imposition or increase of taxes by political subdivisions. The procedure for elections set forth in this Chapter shall apply to and shall supersede those provisions of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 which were continued as statutes under authority of Part II of Article XIV of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and existing laws of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained therein. However, nothing contained in this Chapter shall repeal the limitations in effect on January 1, 1975 on the authority of political subdivisions to impose or increase taxes. Added by Acts 1977, No. 545, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1282 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1282. Political subdivision defined

RS 1282 - Political subdivision defined For purposes of this Chapter, the term "political subdivision" means a state department, agency, board, or commission; a parish; a municipality; a school board and a school district; a levee board and a levee district; a port board and a port commission; a port, harbor, terminal and industrial district; and any special service district, including but not limited to a road, water, sewerage, fire, protection, recreation, gas utility, or garbage district, and any other board, district, or unit of local government authorized by law to conduct elections for the issuance of bonds, the levying or increasing of any tax, or the assumption of indebtedness. Added by Acts 1977, No. 545, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1283 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1283. Elections

RS 1283 - Elections A. In every case in which the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 as now existing or hereafter amended, or of law, as now existing or hereafter amended or enacted, requires the approval of voters at an election in a political subdivision as a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds, levying or increasing of any tax, or the assumption of indebtedness by said political subdivision, the election shall be held substantially in accordance with the election laws set forth in Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except that the election shall be called, conducted, canvassed, promulgated, and notice thereof given by the governing authority of the political subdivision in accordance with the procedures hereinafter set forth. B. The governing authority of the political subdivision may call a special election for any of these purposes to be held on any of the dates set forth in R.S. 18:402(F), and it shall call an election for any of these purposes when requested to do so by the petition in writing of one-fourth of the electors qualified to vote at an election. Added by Acts 1977, No. 545, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1284 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1284. Resolution calling election; proposition

RS 1284 - Resolution calling election; proposition A. The election shall be ordered by a resolution of the governing authority of the political subdivision which shall state the purpose for which it is called. B. If the purpose of the election is to authorize the issuance of bonds, the resolution and the proposition submitted to the voters shall state the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and, if required by the law pursuant to which the bonds are issued, the estimated millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue, the maximum amount of the bonds to be issued, the number of years for which the bonds are to run, and the maximum rate of interest on the bonds. C. If the purpose of the election is to authorize the levy or increase of a special tax, the resolution and the proposition submitted to the voters shall state the rate, object, and purpose for which the tax is to be levied or increased; the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy or increase of the tax for one entire year at the time it is proposed; and, if it is to be limited as to duration, the number of years it is to run. If the purpose of the election is to authorize an increase of a tax, the resolution and the proposition shall also state the rate increase. The contents of any proposition or resolution relative to the issuance of general obligation bonds shall be as provided in Subsection B of this Section. D. If the purpose of the election is to authorize the assumption of indebtedness, the resolution and the proposition submitted to the voters shall state the amount and nature of the debt to be assumed. E. In each election ordered by a governing authority of a political subdivision for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of bonds, the proposition on the ballot submitted to the voters shall state the kind and source of revenues which are pledged to retire the bonds. F.(1) The preparation of the proposition to be submitted to the voters at an election shall be the responsibility of the governing authority of the political subdivision ordering the election. The proposition shall include the information required by this Section in simple, unbiased, concise, and easily understood language and be in the form of a question. The proposition shall not exceed two hundred words in length and shall not include words that are struck through, underscored, or in boldface type. (2) The secretary of state shall be responsible for ensuring that the proposition complies with the requirements of this Section. Added by Acts 1977, No. 545, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 292, §1, eff. July 6, 1978; Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 1993, No. 426, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2003, No. 1220, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 768, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 136, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 591, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 138, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 60, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1286 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1286. Polling places; election officers

RS 1286 - Polling places; election officers A. When an election called under the provisions of this Chapter is not held at the same time as the election of any public official, the governing authority of the political subdivision ordering the election shall use the established polling places and provide the voting machines and a compiled statement of qualified voters. 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, all of whom shall meet the qualifications set forth in Part II of Chapter 5 of this Title. The commissioner-in-charge for each precinct at which an election called under the provisions of this Chapter is held shall be the commissioner-in-charge selected or appointed for such precinct under the provisions of Part II of Chapter 5 of this Title. B. When an election called under the provisions of this Chapter is held at the same time as the election for any public official, the election shall be held solely in compliance with the provisions of Parts II and V of Chapter 5 of this Title, and the commissioners selected for the election for public officials shall be the commissioners for the election called under the provisions of this Chapter and shall only receive the compensation provided for in R.S. 18:424 and R.S. 18:425. Added by Acts 1977, No. 545, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 292, §1, eff. July 6, 1978; Acts 1982, No. 778, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 754, §1; Acts 1988, No. 907, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 179, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2003, No. 1220, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1286.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1286.1. Authority to consolidate polling places; reduction of number of voting machines and election officials

RS 1286.1 - Authority to consolidate polling places; reduction of number of voting machines and election officials  A. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 18:1286(A), when an election called under the provisions of this Chapter is not held at the same time as the election of any public official, in cases where more than one polling place is within the same location the parish board of election supervisors may consolidate polling places in that location, for that election and may reduce the number of voting machines to be used in the election below the number fixed by R.S. 18:1363 and, in such case, shall notify, in accordance with the time line provided in R.S. 18:1363(H), the parish custodian of voting machines and the secretary of state of the number of machines to be prepared and delivered for the polling places so consolidated.  B. Whenever the parish board of election supervisors consolidates polling places as authorized by Subsection A of this Section, it shall appoint a commissioner-in-charge to serve at each such consolidated polling place and may reduce to not less than two the number of commissioners and alternate commissioners to be appointed to serve at each such polling place.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 176, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1287 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1287. Election officers; substitutes

RS 1287 - Election officers; substitutes The commissioner-in-charge and the commissioners shall be present at the polling place at least thirty minutes prior to the time the polls are to open. A commissioner-in-charge who fails to so appear shall be replaced in accordance with R.S. 18:433(H). If any commissioner fails to so appear, or if the number of commissioners present is less than the number necessary to conduct the election as previously established by the governing authority, the commissioner-in-charge shall appoint the necessary number of commissioners in accordance with R.S. 18:434(D)(2). Added by Acts 1977, No. 545, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 778, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982.