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LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.5. Procedure for enforcement; civil

RS 1511.5 - Procedure for enforcement; civil A.(1) When the results of the investigation by the supervisory committee indicate that a violation of this Chapter has occurred which is subject to civil penalties, the supervisory committee is authorized to file civil proceedings to collect the civil penalties provided in R.S. 18:1505.4(B) or 1505.5. (2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any action for the payment of civil penalties due pursuant to R.S. 18:1505.4 for knowingly failing to file or knowingly failing to timely file, which shall be governed by R.S. 18:1511.4.1. (3) Except as provided in R.S. 18:1511.7, these proceedings shall be filed in the district court of the parish in which the candidate, chairman or treasurer of the political committee, or other person required to file reports, is domiciled. The proceedings shall be by rule to show cause and shall be conducted pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure. B. In determining the amount of the civil penalty to be assessed, the district court shall take into consideration the reason for the failure to file timely, the reason for failing to disclose required information, the reason for inaccurately disclosing required information, the nature of the office sought by the candidate, the nature of the office or offices supported or opposed by a political committee or other person, the significance of the information undisclosed or inaccurately disclosed to the voting public, and whether or not the candidate, chairman or treasurer of the political committee, or other person actually has filed a report or disclosed such information prior to the election or prior to the institution of the rule to show cause. C. A judgment of a district court assessing such civil penalties may be appealed suspensively to the appropriate court of appeal according to the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure. D. A judgment assessing civil penalties shall become executory when all delays for appeal have expired according to the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, and may be enforced as any other money judgment. However, the proceeds of such civil penalties shall be paid directly to the treasurer of the state of Louisiana. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 266, §1, eff. July 18, 1982; Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 66, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 609, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.6. Procedures for enforcement; criminal

RS 1511.6 - Procedures for enforcement; criminal A. When the results of the supervisory committee's investigation indicate that a knowing, willful, and fraudulent violation or an intentional criminal violation of this Chapter has occurred, the supervisory committee shall forward all information concerning the alleged violation to the district attorney of the judicial district in which the alleged violation has occurred who shall review such information and make such investigation and initiate such prosecution as he shall deem necessary; except, if the violation occurred with regard to a campaign for the office of district attorney for the judicial district in which the violation took place, the committee shall forward all information concerning the alleged violation to the attorney general who, for cause, when authorized by the court which would have original jurisdiction and subject to judicial review, shall proceed with such criminal prosecutions as are provided by this Chapter. B. Only the district attorney or attorney general may initiate criminal actions under the provisions of this Chapter. Initiation of such criminal actions by the district attorney or attorney general shall be on the basis of information forwarded by the supervisory committee to the district attorney or attorney general or on the basis of such other information as may be available to the district attorney or the attorney general. The supervisory committee shall have no authority to initiate prosecution. C. The supervisory committee shall post on its website the name of each person or entity that is the target of any investigation forwarded to the district attorney or attorney general as provided in Subsection A of this Section. The posting shall indicate the date of such referral and the current status of prosecution. The status of each prosecution shall be updated quarterly for two years or until there is a final disposition of the matter, whichever occurs first. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1, eff. March 30, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 904, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.7. Venue

RS 1511.7 - Venue A. Actions or proceedings for violation of R.S. 18:1505.1 shall be brought in the parish of East Baton Rouge. B. Except as provided in Subsection A, actions or prosecutions for any violation of this Chapter shall be brought in the parish of the domicile of the offender and prosecutions shall be instituted by the district attorney of that parish. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.9. Immunity from prosecution; prohibition

RS 1511.9 - Immunity from prosecution; prohibition No person shall be granted immunity from prosecution for testimony or for providing information in connection with any investigation or proceeding conducted under the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.10. False complaints

RS 1511.10 - False complaints Any person who knowingly and willfully files a false complaint with the supervisory committee, any person who knowingly and willfully discloses the contents of any complaint, any person who knowingly and willfully discloses any information forwarded to the appropriate officials with such a complaint, or any person who knowingly and willfully discloses any proceedings of the supervisory committee before any action with which the supervisory committee or district attorney has proceeded or, in the case of criminal actions relating to campaigns for district attorney, any action with which the attorney general has proceeded, becomes a public record, or before the prescriptive period has elapsed or the matter is otherwise finally disposed of, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not in excess of five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not in excess of six months, or both. The supervisory committee, district attorney or the attorney general investigating any complaint filed with the supervisory committee or any matter under their review or investigation under the provisions of this Chapter may concurrently investigate such complaint with a view to determining if there has been any violation of this Chapter, or if the complainant has knowingly and willfully filed a false complaint. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.11. Precedence of actions; limitation of actions

RS 1511.11 - Precedence of actions; limitation of actions A. Any action brought under the provisions of this Chapter shall be advanced on the docket of the district court in which filed, and shall take precedence over and be considered in advance of all other actions other than actions brought under this Chapter. B. Actions for violation of this Chapter must be commenced before three years have elapsed from the date of the violation or, if the violation is contained in a report, before one year has elapsed from filing of the relevant report. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1997, No. 286, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1511.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1511.12. Legislative intent

RS 1511.12 - Legislative intent In amending and reenacting this Chapter in 1980 and subsequently, it is and was the intent of the legislature that the provisions of R.S. 18:1491.6(D) and R.S. 18:1495.4(D) are remedial and supplemental in nature and, therefore, shall apply retroactively to candidates and committees which were covered by the deficit reporting provisions of this Chapter before and after such amendments. Added by Acts 1982, No. 266, §1, eff. July 18, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1531 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1531. Transportation of voters

RS 1531 - Transportation of voters A. No person or political committee shall accept or agree to accept, either directly or indirectly, from a candidate, a political committee, or a person required to file reports pursuant to R.S. 18:1501.1, or from a person on behalf of a candidate, a political committee, or a person so required to file reports, anything of economic value, including any reimbursement of costs, for the purpose of conveying an elector or causing an elector to be conveyed in a motor vehicle to a polling place for the purpose of voting in an election or to any place where early voting is being conducted for the purpose of early voting, or for driving or being in charge of any motor vehicle being so used. B. No candidate, political committee, or person required to file reports pursuant to R.S. 18:1501.1, and no person on behalf of a candidate, a political committee, or a person so required to file reports, shall pay, or agree or offer to pay, anything of economic value, including any reimbursement of costs, to any person or political committee for the purpose of conveying an elector or causing an elector to be conveyed in a motor vehicle to a polling place for the purpose of voting in an election or to any place where early voting is being conducted for the purpose of early voting, or for driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle being so used. C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be assessed a civil fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars. On a second violation, or any succeeding violation, the penalty shall be a civil fine of not more than five thousand dollars. The provisions of R.S. 18:1505.6 shall not apply to violations of this Section. D.(1) The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any person who gratuitously transports voters to the polls on election day or who gratuitously transports voters to vote during early voting. (2) The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit paying or offering or agreeing to pay any bona fide bus, taxi, or transportation service, which holds a license or permit duly issued by the appropriate governmental entity and which regularly does business in the area, to convey an elector to vote or vote during early voting, nor shall this Section prohibit any such bus, taxi, or transportation service from accepting or agreeing to accept such a payment. Added by Acts 1981, No. 716, §1, eff. July 23, 1981; Acts 1993, No. 199, §1, eff. June 1, 1993; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1532 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1532. Disclosure of expenditures for election day

RS 1532 - Disclosure of expenditures for election day  A. In addition to all other reports required by this Chapter, not later than ten days after a primary election and not later than ten days after a general election, each candidate, each political committee, and each person required to file reports pursuant to this Chapter shall file a report with the supervisory committee, on such form as the committee shall provide, which shall include:  (1) The total amount of expenditures the candidate, committee, or person required to report has made for each category of expenditures listed below for services performed or advertising broadcast or published on election day:  (a) Television advertising.  (b) Radio advertising.  (c) Newspaper advertising.  (d) Services by election day workers paid by the candidate, committee, or other person required to report.  (e) Contributions or expenditures to organizations for election day activities or services in support of a candidate or candidates or in opposition to a candidate or candidates.  (f) Automated calls using a prerecorded or artificial voice as part of the calling.  (2) The name and address of each individual to whom a monetary expenditure was made by the candidate, committee, or person required to file, for services performed on election day.  (3) The name and address of each individual to whom a monetary expenditure was made by an organization, to whom the candidate, committee, or person has made a contribution or expenditure for purposes of the support of the organization, for services performed on election day and the name and address of the organization. Such information shall be provided to the candidate, committee, or person required to report under this Section by the organization to whom the candidate, committee, or person made a contribution or expenditure for purposes of the support of the organization.  (4) The name and address of any person, as defined in R.S. 18:1483, to whom the candidate, committee, or person required to report made an expenditure directly or indirectly for services performed or advertising broadcast or published on election day, except as reported pursuant to Paragraphs (2) and (3).  (5) The amount paid to each individual listed pursuant to Paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and the purpose of the payment.  B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, or any other provision of law to the contrary, a candidate, political committee, or other person required to file reports pursuant to this Chapter who has not made any election day expenditures shall not be required to file the report required by this Section for that election day.  Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 180, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 295, §1; Acts 2003, No. 935, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2014, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1551 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1551. Exception

RS 1551 - Exception Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Chapter, the provisions of this Part shall apply to circumstances existing when a candidate dies leaving a deficit which would have otherwise required reports to be filed if the candidate were not deceased. Acts 2011, No. 208, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1552 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1552. Persons authorized to file reports

RS 1552 - Persons authorized to file reports A. If the provisions of this Part are utilized, the personal representative of the estate of the deceased candidate shall be responsible for filing the required reports. The personal representative of the deceased candidate shall send notice to the supervisory committee of his intent to utilize the provisions of this Part to resolve the deficit of the deceased candidate. B. For purposes of this Part, "personal representative" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 9:2260.1. Acts 2011, No. 208, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1553 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1553. Reports; contents; due dates

RS 1553 - Reports; contents; due dates The reports shall be filed at the same time, shall contain the same information, and shall be certified correct in the same manner as reports required by this Chapter for candidates with deficits. Acts 2011, No. 208, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1554 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1554. Contribution limitations

RS 1554 - Contribution limitations A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:1505.2(H), the contribution limit for contributions to a deceased candidate who has a deficit, or the principal campaign committee of such a deceased candidate, shall be ten thousand dollars per calendar year until there is no deficit. B. Any contributions received in excess of the deficit shall be returned to the contributors on a pro rata basis. Acts 2011, No. 208, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1555 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1555. Penalties

RS 1555 - Penalties A. The penalty provisions of Part V of this Chapter shall not be applicable to violations of this Part. B. If a violation of this Part occurs, the supervisory committee shall notify the personal representative of the deceased candidate that each contribution received after the violation shall be returned to the contributor and that no further contributions, except contributions from a family member of the deceased candidate, may be solicited or received to resolve the deficit. For purposes of this Subsection, "family member" shall mean the spouse of the deceased, children of the deceased and their spouses, parents of the deceased, parents of the spouse of the deceased, grandparents of the deceased, siblings of the deceased and their spouses, and siblings of the parents of the deceased and their spouses. Acts 2011, No. 208, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1651. §§1651 to 1844 redesignated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3. See, now, Title 11.

RS 1651 - §§1651 to 1844 redesignated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3. See, now, Title 11.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1901. Purpose

RS 1901 - Purpose It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide for participation by the state of Louisiana in programs of the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce which provide for furnishing census information to the states for purposes of reapportionment, pursuant to federal laws for that purpose. Added by Acts 1976, No. 626, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1976. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 559, §1, eff. July 22, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1902. State liaison

RS 1902 - State liaison A. The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives, or their designees, jointly, shall serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census on all matters related to the tabulation of population and other census information for purposes of reapportionment. The secretary and the clerk, jointly, may submit to the bureau, on behalf of the state, a plan identifying the geographic areas for which specific tabulations of population or other census information are desired for reapportionment purposes, in accordance with criteria established by the United States Secretary of Commerce, and may supply such other information as may be required by the census bureau or the Secretary of Commerce in order to furnish the state such tabulations. B. The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives, jointly, shall furnish the parish governing authorities and the parish registrars of voters instructions and assistance to enable them to provide the secretary and the clerk such maps and information as may be necessary to comply timely with the census bureau requirements. Added by Acts 1976, No. 626, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1976. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 559, §1, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 670, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1903 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1903. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 550, §2.

RS 1903 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 550, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1904 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1904. Cooperation of state agencies and officials

RS 1904 - Cooperation of state agencies and officials All state agencies and officials shall cooperate with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and shall furnish the secretary and clerk all such statistical information, maps, and other data as they may request to comply with requirements of the Bureau of the Census. Added by Acts 1976, No. 626, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1976. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 559, §1, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 670, §1, eff. July 16, 1985; Acts 1997, No. 1420, §2, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1905 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1905. Cooperation of local governments and officials

RS 1905 - Cooperation of local governments and officials All parish and municipal governing authorities and officials shall cooperate with the secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and shall furnish to the secretary and clerk upon request such information as may be required by the census bureau, including but not limited to precinct maps. Added by Acts 1976, No. 626, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1976. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 559, §1, eff. July 22, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1906 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1906. Tabulation for reapportionment; legislature

RS 1906 - Tabulation for reapportionment; legislature In accordance with Article III, Section 6(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the tabulation of population for each decennial census on the basis of which the legislature shall reapportion the representation in each house shall be the tabulation of population reported and transmitted by the United States Bureau of the Census to the governor and the legislature within one year after the census date, under the provisions of Public Law 94-171. Such tabulation of population shall be the sole basis for the establishment of legislative districts, and no other or subsequent tabulation of population shall be considered or utilized in such reapportionment. Acts 1990, No. 288, §1, eff. July 5, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1907 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1907. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 1907 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1921 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1921. Applicability

RS 1921 - Applicability This Chapter applies to any local governing body, including but not limited to any police jury, city or parish council, or school board, which is required under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States to reapportion its voting districts following each decennial census. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1922 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1922. Time for reapportionment; submission under Voting Rights Act

RS 1922 - Time for reapportionment; submission under Voting Rights Act A. Unless a different period of time is specified by the constitution or by statute, the governing authority of each local governing body shall reapportion its voting districts by the end of the year following the year in which the population of this state is reported to the president of the United States for each decennial census. B. If the governing body is subject to the preclearance provisions of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the governing authority shall submit the reapportionment plan for preclearance no later than one hundred twenty days after the adoption of the reapportionment plan by the governing authority. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1022, §1. *42 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1923 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1923. Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctions

RS 1923 - Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctions A. Failure to meet any of the requirements of R.S. 18:1922 shall be misfeasance in office. B. Failure to meet any of the requirements of R.S. 18:1922 may subject the local governing authority to the sanction of having the amount of any state revenue sharing funds payable to that governing authority withheld, reduced, or both. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1.