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LA Rev Stat § 18:118 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§118. Voter registration application form availability; firearm retailers

RS 118 - Voter registration application form availability; firearm retailers A. It is the intention of the legislature to increase the participation in the electoral process by the citizens of the state. Therefore, voter registration application forms, as provided for in this Section, may be made available to purchasers of firearms at the point of purchase from firearm retailers located in the state. B. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Firearm" means any pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun that is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition or from which a shot or projectile is discharged by an explosive. (2) "Firearm retailer" means any retailer who possesses a Type 01 Federal Firearms License and employs twenty-five or more full-time employees. C. Firearm retailers who make voter registration applications available may register with the secretary of state to receive voter registration information and procedures. Acts 2013, No. 405, §1, eff. June 19, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 18:131 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§131. Place of registration; office and mobile registration unit defined

RS 131 - Place of registration; office and mobile registration unit defined A. Except as otherwise provided by law, all acts required for registration shall require the personal appearance of the applicant or registrant and shall be done only in an office of the registrar. B. For purposes of this Part, "office" includes any branch office or mobile registration unit authorized by law. C. For purposes of this Part, "mobile registration unit" means an office on wheels or which is portable. D. No registrar shall have or operate an office unless authorized by state law. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:132 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§132. Offices furnished registrar; supplies; expenses

RS 132 - Offices furnished registrar; supplies; expenses  A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the governing authority of each parish shall furnish the office space required by law for the registrar and also shall be responsible for the cost of all equipment and supplies, including all furniture, books, stationery, and other expenses for the operation of each office necessary to enable the registrar fully to discharge his duties. The parish governing authority shall provide space for the registrar's principal office in the courthouse or in a public facility within the parish, and this office shall be accessible and convenient to the residents of the parish. The space to be used for this office shall be specifically designated by the parish governing authority, which shall designate adequate space to enable the registrar to fully discharge his duties. No other official or unit of government shall have authority to designate or allocate such office space. Before the expenses are paid, the registrar shall furnish the head of the parish governing authority a budget of anticipated expenses for each succeeding year.  B. If the office of the registrar is destroyed, inaccessible, or unsafe during or following a gubernatorially declared state of emergency, the registrar may utilize a temporary office to discharge his duties until an office that meets the requirements of this Section becomes available. Such temporary office shall be located within the parish, or if there is no appropriate location within the parish due to the emergency, then in an immediately adjacent parish, or if there is no appropriate location in any immediately adjacent parish due to the emergency, then in the nearest parish in which there is an appropriate location.  Acts 1976, No. 697, §1 eff. Jan. 1978; Acts 2006, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2020, No. 28, §1, eff. June 4, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 18:133 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§133. Branch offices; mobile registration units; mandatory registration drives

RS 133 - Branch offices; mobile registration units; mandatory registration drives A. All branch offices, whether temporary or permanent, shall be located in permanent buildings, except mobile registration units. However, if a branch office of a registrar is destroyed, inaccessible, or unsafe during or following a gubernatorially declared state of emergency, the registrar may utilize a temporary building as a branch office until an office that meets the requirements of this Section becomes available. Such branch office shall be located within the parish, or if there is no appropriate location within the parish due to the emergency, then in an immediately adjacent parish, or if there is no appropriate location in any immediately adjacent parish due to the emergency, then in the nearest parish in which there is an appropriate location. B. Any or all branch offices, whether permanent or temporary, and any or all mobile registration units, in operation on December 31, 1977, may be continued in operation by the governing authority heretofore responsible therefor, and those continued in operation shall continue to be funded by the state or local authorities heretofore made responsible therefor. C. In addition to the offices continued in Subsection B of this Section, the registrar of each parish, with prior approval and at the expense of the parish governing authority, may provide permanent branch offices at sites selected by, and operated by the registrar. D. In addition to the offices required or authorized by this Section, the registrar of each parish, with prior approval of the parish governing authority, may establish, maintain and operate additional temporary branch offices for the registration of voters. The location of these offices shall be determined by the registrar. E. In each parish, the parish governing authority may provide for one or more mobile registration units for the registration of voters within the parish, which shall be at the expense of the parish governing authority. The registration books shall not be carried in any such mobile unit. In each of these parishes the registrar shall activate the mobile registration units whenever he deems it necessary in order to afford maximum registration service to the residents of the parish. The locations of these units shall be determined by the registrar. Each mobile unit shall be equipped with a fire extinguisher. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to allow house-to-house registration of voters. F. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1985, No. 754, §1; Acts 1988, No. 661, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 2006, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 18:133.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§133.1. Temporary branch office; deputy registrar; appointment; compensation

RS 133.1 - Temporary branch office; deputy registrar; appointment; compensation Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, the registrar of voters of Jefferson Parish shall establish a temporary branch office or offices at Grand Isle at such location or locations as he deems appropriate which shall be open for business during the hours and on the days that he deems that activity justifies it. The registrar shall appoint a citizen of the town of Grand Isle on a temporary year-to-year basis to act as a deputy registrar and shall fix his compensation. The compensation so fixed shall be approved by the parish governing authority and shall be paid from funds appropriated by the parish governing authority. Added by Acts 1978, No. 721, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:134 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§134. Office hours

RS 134 - Office hours  A. A registrar shall keep his principal office open for business on those days that state departments are open. A registrar shall observe the holidays that are provided by law or proclaimed by the governor for state departments. On days that a registrar's office is open, his office hours shall be from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Notwithstanding any provision of this Subsection, any registrar may keep his principal office open during additional hours and on additional days.  B. Each registrar shall keep each permanent branch office open for business during the hours and on the days he deems the activity justifies it.  C. Each registrar shall keep each temporary branch office and each mobile registration unit open for business during the hours and on the days that he deems that activity justifies it.  D. Additional hours and days during which a principal office is to be kept open, as authorized by Subsection A of this Section, and the hours and days during which each office or mobile unit is to be kept open, under the provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section, and the hours and days of early voting, shall be specified and advertised in advance by the registrar by means of the news media.  E.(1) On election days the principal office of the registrar shall remain open from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.,or until all precinct results have been submitted to the clerk of court and the absentee by mail and early voting results have been submitted to the registrar of voters, whichever is earlier. The registrar or a deputy registrar designated by him shall remain in the office during that time.  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, on days when a regularly scheduled congressional primary election is held, the principal office of the registrar shall remain open from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., or until all precinct results have been submitted to the clerk of court and the absentee by mail and early voting results have been submitted to the registrar of voters, whichever is earlier. The registrar or a deputy registrar designated by him shall remain in the office during that time.  F. It shall be lawful to register persons on Sundays and holidays.  Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 544 §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Amended by Acts 1979, No. 229, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 2007, No. 240, §1; Acts 2009, No. 176, §1; Acts 2012, No. 577, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2021, No. 381, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 18:151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§151. Custody of records

RS 151 - Custody of records A. The original application for registration, together with the registers, records, files, books, and paraphernalia used for conduct of the registrar's office, shall be kept under the control and in the custody of the registrar at his principal office and shall be removed therefrom only as provided in this Section, as authorized by law, or on order of a competent court. However, if his permanent branch office is separated from his principal office by navigable waters, the registrar may allow his records to be kept both in his principal office and the permanent branch office. B. The original application for registration or any of the registers, records, files, books, and paraphernalia used for conduct of the registrar's office shall be released, upon the request of the secretary of state, to the control and custody of the secretary of state, or his designee, for scanning or, upon request of the registrar, entering registration information into the state voter registration computer system. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the preservation and maintenance of all such materials released to him, or to his designee, until the materials have been returned to the control and custody of the registrar. C. For purposes of this Part, the original application for registration shall include the actual document or form completed by the voter and all documented changes thereto. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1; Acts 1993, No. 418, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §7; Acts 2009, No. 186, §2, eff. June 29, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 369, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 1032, §17.
LA Rev Stat § 18:152.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§152.1. Destruction of records of the registrar of voters

RS 152.1 - Destruction of records of the registrar of voters If original records of a registrar of voters are destroyed as a result of catastrophic loss or damage and there are no microfilm, microfiche, or scanned or electronically captured computerized images of the original records of voters, every attempt shall be made to re-create the records of voters who are not canceled. Computer records from the secretary of state's database shall be deemed the original records until such time as the records can be recreated. Acts 2006, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 186, §2, eff. June 29, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 18:153 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§153. Tax rolls

RS 153 - Tax rolls A copy of the latest filed tax roll shall be made available to the registrar of each parish upon his request, so that he may prepare the list to be used in any election in which property ownership is a legally valid requisite for voting. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§155. Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remedies

RS 155 - Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remedies A. If the registrar fails or refuses to comply with any provision of R.S. 18:154, the voter or voters may apply to the district court having jurisdiction for a peremptory order to the registrar to comply therewith. The rule shall be returnable within forty-eight hours, and the court shall hear the rule in summary manner and by preference, in term time or vacation, and shall decide it within twenty-four hours after submission. B. If the court finds that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief sought, it shall enter its order requiring performance by the registrar and shall hold the registrar in contempt if he does not comply within three days after entry of the order. C. This remedy shall not preclude any other civil remedy against or criminal prosecution of the registrar provided in this Title for such failure or refusal. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§156. Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of records

RS 156 - Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of records Except as provided by law, no registrar, deputy, or employee of a registrar, or any person having access to or the right of inspection, copying, or photographing of any book, card, record, or other document pertaining to the registration of voters, shall alter, add to, deface, or destroy any such document, or remove it from the custody of the registrar. However, nothing in this Section prevents a competent court from requiring the registrar to produce in court, in any proceeding pending therein, any document, book, card, or record which the court believes to be necessary and material to the determination of the proceeding. However, such documents shall not become permanent records of the court, but shall be returned to the custody of the registrar immediately after inspection by the court. The court may require a photostatic copy thereof to be placed in the record. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 18:157 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§157. Delivery of precinct registers to election authorities

RS 157 - Delivery of precinct registers to election authorities The registrar shall seal a precinct register for each precinct in the parish which is involved in the election, which shall contain both the official list of voters and inactive list of voters in each precinct and shall be bound in a pressboard binder, labeled with the correct ward and the precinct number, and shall surrender such to the contractor authorized by the secretary of state to deliver voting machines pursuant to R.S. 18:1371, not less than three days before the opening hour of the election. Acts 1989, No. 179, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2001, No. 1181, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
LA Rev Stat § 18:158 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§158. Retention of absentee by mail and early voting ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal elections

RS 158 - Retention of absentee by mail and early voting ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal elections A. The registrar of voters in each parish shall keep and maintain all records relating to absentee by mail and early voting as provided in Chapter 7 of this Title. B. The registrar of voters in each parish shall keep and maintain for a period of twenty-two months from the date of the election all applications for registration and registration records received for purposes of voting in an election involving the office of President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, presidential elector, United States Senator, or United States Representative. Added by Acts 1980, No. 506, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1985, No. 755, §1; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 18:171.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§171.1. Conviction of felony in federal court; notification

RS 171.1 - Conviction of felony in federal court; notification NOTE: Paragraph (A)(1) eff. until Feb. 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 127.  A.(1) Each United States attorney shall give written notice of any felony conviction of a person for which there is an order of imprisonment in a district court of the United States to the secretary of state. NOTE: Paragraph (A)(1) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 127, eff. Feb. 1, 2022.  A.(1) Each United States attorney shall give written notice to the secretary of state of any felony conviction of a person in a district court of the United States for which there is an order of imprisonment and for which the person is incarcerated pursuant to the order.  (2) The notice shall include the name of the offender, the offender's age and residence address, the date of entry of the judgment, a description of the offenses of which the offender was convicted, and the sentence imposed by the court.  B. The secretary of state shall send to the registrar of voters of each parish such information received from a United States attorney regarding persons with a definitive felony conviction.  C. Upon request of the registrar of voters, the United States attorney shall provide such additional information as the United States attorney may have concerning the identity of the offender and the offense of which the offender was convicted.  D. If a conviction of which notice was given pursuant to this Section is overturned, the United States attorney shall give written notice of the vacation of the judgment to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall send such notice of the vacation of the judgment to the appropriate registrar of voters.  Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2021, No. 127, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 18:172 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§172. Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence

RS 172 - Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence The clerk of a court having jurisdiction over an interdiction shall record in a conveyance book each judgment of full interdiction or a limited interdiction for mental incompetence which specifically suspends the right to register and vote and which has become definitive. This recordation shall be made immediately after the judgment becomes definitive. By the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk shall transmit to the registrar of voters for his parish a certified copy of the judgment. If the registrar of voters for the parish in which the judgment was rendered determines that the person interdicted is registered to vote in a parish other than the parish in which the judgment was rendered, the registrar of voters for the parish in which the judgment was rendered shall transmit a copy of the judgment to the registrar of voters for the parish where the person interdicted is registered to vote. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 544, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2004, No. 575, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 136, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 383, §1, eff. June 18, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 18:174 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§174. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.

RS 174 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 18:175 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§175. Voting list from Department of State

RS 175 - Voting list from Department of State A. Whenever any authority that is authorized to do so calls an election in the parish, the registrar for that parish shall notify the Department of State to supply him in duplicate both the official list and the inactive list of voters in his parish who are eligible to vote in the election. The request shall be made directly to the secretary of state, who shall furnish the list without delay. B. Upon his request, the Department of State shall furnish the registrar an error listing for the purpose of correcting his records. C. Before any person may obtain a list of the registered voters, he shall obtain the consent of the secretary of state or of the registrar. He shall pay such actual cost therefor as may be imposed by the secretary of state. D.(1) The secretary of state and the appropriate registrar of voters shall provide, without charge or remuneration, to a clerk of court at the clerk's request a complete and accurate annual list or computer tape from the Department of State containing the official list of registered voters in the parish of the clerk for the preparation of a general venire selection. (2) The registrar of voters shall also provide to the clerk of court, without charge or remuneration, at the clerk's request, monthly updates to the official list of registered voters in the parish for use in maintaining the general venire. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1988, No. 909, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 77, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 303, §1; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2009, No. 369, §1.