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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1452. Costs of recount

RS 18:1452 - Costs of recount
Upon the recount of the absentee by mail and early voting ballots, if the court determines that the original count of the absentee by mail and early voting ballots was correct or that the error would not have changed the result of the election, the cost of recounting shall be assessed against the party who demanded the recount. If the court determines that an error was made in the original count of the absentee by mail and early voting ballots that changed the result of the election, the cost of recounting the absentee by mail and early voting ballots shall not be assessed against any party.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1453. Recount procedure

RS 18:1453 - Recount procedure
A. When a recount is ordered, the trial judge shall appoint counters to conduct the recount. The trial judge shall determine the time and location of the recount. The recount may be held in open court or in any other place the trial judge deems appropriate.
B. The trial judge shall give notice of the time and place of the recount to all interested parties. The parties, or their representatives, may be present at the recount, but the recount shall not be an adversary proceeding.
C. A trial judge who orders a recount shall have jurisdiction to order each registrar of voters to produce the absentee by mail and early voting ballots, each clerk of court to produce the record of the absentee by mail and early voting vote count, and either of them to produce any other documents in his possession which will affect the recount, including election returns. The trial judge shall give notice of the time and place of the recount to the various registrars of voters and clerks of court. Service of a written court order on a registrar of voters or clerk of court shall not be required prior to the commencement of the recount.
D. A trial judge who orders a recount may use any of the facilities of the state, or its boards, agencies, commissions, or departments to implement the recount procedure.
E. The result of the recount shall be announced publicly by the trial judge and shall be delivered to the secretary of state, who shall promulgate the results of the election in conformity with the definitive judgment rendered in the action.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 506, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1461.2. Election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery; penalties

RS 18:1461.2 - Election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery; penalties
A. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:
(1) Vote or attempt to vote more than once at an election.
(2) Vote or attempt to vote, knowing that he is not qualified, or influence or attempt to influence another to vote, knowing such voter to be unqualified or the vote to be fraudulent.
(3) Register, vote, or attempt to register or vote in the name of another or in an assumed or fictitious name, or in any manner other than as provided in this Title.
(4) Forge the name of another or use a fictitious name on an affidavit or document required under this Title.
(5) Procure or submit voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent.
(6) Forge, alter, add to, deface, take, destroy, or remove from proper custodial care any book, card, record, voter registration application, election return, nomination papers, withdrawals of candidacy, election supplies, election paraphernalia, or any affidavit or other document required or provided for under the provisions of this Title, unless required to be removed by a court of competent jurisdiction for inspection and photostatic copying for the court record.
(7) Have in his possession an official ballot in violation of any provision of this Title.
(8) Have in his possession the registration certificate of another with intent to violate any provision of this Title.
(9) For purposes other than fulfilling the person's duties relative to registration of voters as provided by law, copy or reproduce a voter registration application that has been submitted by an applicant.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both, for the first offense. On a second offense, or any subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment at hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 383, §1, eff. June 18, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1461.3. Election offenses affecting election officials or watchers; penalties

RS 18:1461.3 - Election offenses affecting election officials or watchers; penalties
A. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:
(1) Being an election official, permit fraudulent votes to be cast, or knowingly count votes not entitled to be cast.
(2) Fail, refuse, or neglect to discharge any duty imposed upon him, either individually or in an official capacity, by any provision of this Title.
(3) Supply a false answer or statement to an election official or in any document required by this Title, or execute an affidavit knowing it to contain false or incorrect information.
B. Whoever violates any provision of Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.
C. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:
(1) Being a registrar, deputy registrar, commissioner-in-charge or commissioner fail to identify an applicant to vote as required by this Title.
(2) Sign another voter's name in the precinct register.
(3) Attempt to influence an election official or watcher in the performance of his duties on election day.
(4) Disobey any lawful instruction of a registrar, deputy registrar, commissioner-in-charge or commissioner or a law enforcement officer providing assistance to maintain order at a polling place.
D. Whoever violates any provision of Subsection C of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1461.4. Election offenses involving threats or intimidation of voters; penalties

RS 18:1461.4 - Election offenses involving threats or intimidation of voters; penalties
A. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:
(1) Intimidate, deceive, or misinform, directly or indirectly, any voter or prospective voter in matters concerning voting or nonvoting or voter registration or nonregistration, or the signing or not signing of a petition, including but not limited to any matter concerning the voluntary affiliation or nonaffiliation of a voter with any political party.
(2) While in the voting booth assisting another person in voting, coerce, compel, or otherwise influence the assisted voter to cast his vote in a certain way.
(3) Intimidate a person by the use of violence, force, or threats with the intent to influence that person's decision to vote or to impede such person's ingress or egress from a polling place.
(4) Without lawful authority, obstruct, hinder, or delay any voter on his way to or while returning home from any polling place where an election is being held or on his way to or while returning home from a place where he can legally exercise a vote concerning candidate representation of his party.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both, for the first offense. On a second offense, or any subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment at hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1461.5. Election offenses involving bribery, threats or intimidation of election officials or candidates; penalties

RS 18:1461.5 - Election offenses involving bribery, threats or intimidation of election officials or candidates; penalties
A. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:
(1) Offer money or anything of apparent present or prospective value or use, directly or indirectly, or engage in any form of intimidation to influence the action or encourage inaction of any election official with regard to the duties of his office.
(2) Give or offer to give, directly or indirectly, any money or anything of apparent present or prospective value to any person who has withdrawn or who was eliminated prior or subsequent to the primary election as a candidate for public office, for the purpose of securing or giving his political support to any remaining candidate or candidates for public office in the primary or general election.
(3) When such person is a candidate for public office who has withdrawn or was eliminated prior to or subsequent to the primary election, accept or offer to accept, directly or indirectly, any money, or anything of apparent present or prospective value that is given for the purpose of securing or giving his political support to any remaining candidate or candidates for public office in the primary or general election.
(4)(a) Give or offer to give, directly or indirectly, any money or any thing of apparent present or prospective value to a candidate for public office for the purpose of securing the candidate's withdrawal from an election.
(b) Solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, money or any thing of apparent present or prospective value to secure the withdrawal from an election of a candidate for public office.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both, for the first offense. On a second offense, or any subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment at hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
C. In the trial of a person charged with a violation of this Section, either the bribe-giver or the bribe-taker may give evidence, or make affidavit against the other, and may receive immunity from prosecution in favor of the first informer, except for perjury in giving such testimony.
Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 585, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1461.6. Election offenses involving tampering with election equipment; penalties

RS 18:1461.6 - Election offenses involving tampering with election equipment; penalties
A. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:
(1) Prior to an election, during transit to a polling place, during early voting, during election day voting or while in storage awaiting certification of election results, with intent to defraud, tamper with any voting equipment so as to attempt to influence the accurate and timely reporting of election results.
(2) Unlawfully, directly or indirectly, possess, tamper with, break, impair, impede, or otherwise interfere with the maintenance, adjustment, delivery, use, or operation of any voting machine or part thereof or with any of the paraphernalia connected with or appertaining thereto.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1461.7. Miscellaneous election offenses; penalties

RS 18:1461.7 - Miscellaneous election offenses; penalties
A. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:
(1) Fail to submit to the parish registrar of voters a completed registration application collected through a registration drive within thirty days of receipt of the completed application from the applicant.
(2) As a voter, election official, watcher, or person assisting a voter, allow a ballot to be seen, except as provided by law; announce the manner in which a person has cast his ballot; place a distinguishing mark on a ballot with intent to make the ballot identifiable, or make a false statement concerning ability to mark a ballot without assistance.
(3) When assisting a voter in voting, fail to mark the ballot or vote in the manner dictated by the voter.
(4) Being a physician, optometrist, physician assistant as defined in R.S. 37:1360.22, or nurse practitioner as defined in R.S. 37:913 certify to the disability of a voter under this Title or certify that a person will be hospitalized on election day, knowing such information to be false.
(5) Transmit or otherwise provide false or misleading information concerning an election from a source disguised to appear to be or while impersonating the secretary of state, a registrar of voters, a clerk of court, or other election official.
(6) Breach any mandatory provision of this Title.
B. Whoever violates any provision of Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. On a second offense, or any subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
C. No person shall:
(1) Possess any beverage of alcoholic content in a polling place after having been directed by a registrar or deputy registrar, commissioner-in-charge, commissioner or law enforcement officer providing assistance to maintain order at the polling place to remove or dispose of the beverage.
(2) Appear at a polling place in an intoxicated condition.
(3) Carry or possess a firearm while present in a polling place, except a peace officer as defined by R.S. 40:2402(3)(a), in the performance of his official duties.
D. Whoever violates any provision of Subsection C of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. On a second offense or any subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2020, No. 28, §1, eff. June 4, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 381, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1461.8. Election offense; candidate; forfeiture of office

RS 18:1461.8 - Election offense; candidate; forfeiture of office
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in addition to the penalties provided in R.S. 18:1461 through 1461.7, any candidate who is elected to public office and is convicted of an election offense as provided in R. S. 18:1461, 1461.2(A)(2) or (4), 1461.3(A)(3), 1461.4(A)(1) and 1461.5(A)(2) that is related to his campaign for such public office shall forfeit such public office. If such conviction becomes final prior to the candidate taking the oath of office for such public office, the candidate shall forfeit the public office and shall not be allowed to hold such public office and such public office shall be declared vacant at the time such conviction becomes final. If the conviction for such election offense does not become final until after such candidate has taken the oath of office for such public office, then, at the time such conviction becomes final, he shall forfeit such public office and shall be, ipso facto, removed from such public office and such public office shall be declared vacant.
B. However, if such candidate held such public office at the time of the commission of the election offense, he shall be allowed to serve the remainder of the term he was then serving, but, at the time his conviction for the election offense becomes final, he shall forfeit the public office for the subsequent term. If he has taken the oath of office for the subsequent term, he shall, at the time the conviction for the election offense becomes final, forfeit such public office and shall be, ipso facto, removed from such public office and such public office shall be declared vacant.
C. Any vacancy in a public office occurring as a result of the provisions of this Section shall be filled as in the case of ordinary vacancies and according to the constitution and laws of the state.
Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1462.1. Registration of persons conducting exit polling during early voting or on election day; penalties

RS 18:1462.1 - Registration of persons conducting exit polling during early voting or on election day; penalties
A. The Legislature of Louisiana recognizes that the right to vote is a right that is essential to the effective operation of a democratic government and that voters should be free from intimidation, harassment, confusion, obstruction, and undue influence in the campaign-free zone provided in R.S. 18:1462(A) by individuals conducting exit polling who have not registered with the secretary of state.
B. No person shall conduct an exit poll between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. within any polling place being used in an election on election day or during early voting, or within a radius of six hundred feet of the entrance to any polling place being used in an election on election day or during early voting, unless the person conducting the polling has filed a registration statement with the secretary of state prior to the start of early voting or election day, as applicable. The registration statement may be filed in person, by facsimile, or by electronic mail.
C. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for ten days, or both, for the first offense. For a second offense, the penalty shall be a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisonment for ten days, or both. For a third or subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for ten days, or both.
Acts 2021, No. 13, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1464. Excessive charge for political advertisements prohibited; penalty

RS 18:1464 - Excessive charge for political advertisements prohibited; penalty
A. No daily, bi-weekly, weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly newspaper, journal, periodical, or other publication and no radio station, television station, or chain or network of radio or television stations operating in this state shall assess or charge for political announcements and advertisements any amount which is in excess of the rates assessed and charged for regular commercial advertising.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1465. Prohibited use of public funds

RS 18:1465 - Prohibited use of public funds
A. No public funds shall be used to urge any elector to vote for or against any candidate or proposition, or be appropriated to a candidate or political organization. This provision shall not prohibit the use of public funds for dissemination of factual information relative to a proposition appearing on an election ballot.
B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1466. Definitions

RS 18:1466 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings hereafter ascribed to each:
(1) "Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to it by R.S. 1:10.
(2) "Election official" means:
(a) The parish board of election supervisors.
(b) Clerks and their employees who perform duties in the election process.
(c) Registrars of voters and their employees.
(d) The secretary of state and employees of his office who perform duties in the election process.
(e) Commissioners, including the commissioner-in-charge.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1467. Conviction in fraudulent vote cases; prohibition from employment in elections

RS 18:1467 - Conviction in fraudulent vote cases; prohibition from employment in elections
Any person who has been convicted of any crime involving fraud or any violation of this Title while serving in the conduct of an election and in his capacity as a commissioner-in-charge, commissioner, watcher, or employee of a parish custodian of voting machines, or deputy of a clerk of court or law enforcement officer, shall thereafter be prohibited from serving in any of the positions aforementioned in any election or in connection with any election.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 590, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1468. Contributions in return for endorsement; prohibition

RS 18:1468 - Contributions in return for endorsement; prohibition
A. No person shall solicit or receive funds nor any thing of value from a candidate or political committee and no candidate or political committee or other person shall pay any funds or any thing of value to any person for the purpose of endorsing, supporting, opposing, or securing an endorsement, support of or opposition to any candidate. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the payment by a candidate, political committee, or other person, of funds or any thing of value to a person in return for the conducting, by such person to whom the payment is made, of a social function which is in support of or in opposition to a candidate or political committee of* which otherwise seeks to influence an election.
B. The terms used in this Section shall be defined as in Chapter 11 of this Title.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1469. Bribery of a candidate; crime defined; penalty

RS 18:1469 - Bribery of a candidate; crime defined; penalty
A. Bribery of a candidate is the giving, promising or offering to give, directly or indirectly, a campaign contribution to a candidate, political committee, or other person, or the accepting, soliciting, offering to accept, directly or indirectly, a campaign contribution, by a candidate, political committee or other person, with the intention that the candidate will provide or influence another to provide the contributor or another person a position of public employment, an appointive governmental position, a public contract, or anything of apparent present or prospective value.
B. The definitions of terms in Chapter 11 of the Louisiana Election Code shall be applicable to this Section.
C. Whoever commits the crime of bribery of a candidate shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1470. Political advertising; prohibition

RS 18:1470 - Political advertising; prohibition
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, political campaign signs shall not be erected, displayed, or posted on any publicly owned property or right of way, or to or on any public utility pole or stanchion.
Acts 1984, No. 225, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1471. Temporary restraining order; notice; hearing

RS 18:1471 - Temporary restraining order; notice; hearing
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a temporary restraining order shall not issue with respect to an allegation of any practice or procedure contrary to the election laws of the state unless notice is given to the adverse party and an opportunity had for a hearing prior to the local, state, or national election affected.
B. After service of the notice, the temporary restraining order shall be assigned for hearing not less than ten days prior to the election.
C. An appeal may be taken as a matter of right from a temporary restraining order relating to an alleged violation of the Louisiana Election Code. However, such an order shall be suspended during the pendency of an appeal unless the court in its discretion orders otherwise.
Acts 1990, No. 107, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1472. Election offenses informational packet for candidates

RS 18:1472 - Election offenses informational packet for candidates
A. Each candidate who qualifies for election in any primary election shall be provided an informational packet concerning the election offenses provided in this Chapter by the official with whom the candidate qualifies. The informational packet shall contain a summary of such offenses, the applicable enforcement procedures for such offenses, and the penalties for violations and a notice that questions concerning election violations should be directed to the attorney general or his designee and not to the official with whom the candidate qualifies.
B.(1) The informational packet shall be disseminated to each qualifying candidate immediately upon receipt of the candidate's notice of candidacy.
(2) When the notice of candidacy is filed by certified mail, by commercial carrier, or by an agent of the candidate, the informational packet shall be mailed within forty-eight hours of receipt of the notice of candidacy, via United States Postal Service first class mail, to the candidate at the address of his domicile as set forth in the notice of candidacy.
C. The attorney general shall provide for the preparation of the informational packets, including a summary of the election offenses and penalties for violations.
D.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section, the informational packets concerning election offenses shall be disseminated at the same time the campaign finance disclosure informational packets are disseminated to qualifying candidates as provided in R.S. 18:463. The same procedure utilized in disseminating the campaign finance disclosure packets shall be used to disseminate the informational packet concerning election offenses.
(2) The attorney general shall provide a sufficient number of the informational packets concerning election offenses to the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure who shall forward such packets to the officials with whom the candidates qualify at the time required for furnishing the campaign finance disclosure information to such officials for dissemination with the campaign finance disclosure information.
Acts 1999, No. 1130, §1; Acts 2001, No. 47, §1; Acts 2001, No. 554, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1482. Statement of purpose

RS 18:1482 - Statement of purpose
The legislature recognizes that the effectiveness of representative government is dependent upon a knowledgeable electorate and the confidence of the electorate in their elected public officials. The legislature, therefore, enacts this Chapter to provide public disclosure of the financing of election campaigns and to regulate certain campaign practices.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1484. Disclosure reports; persons required to file

RS 18:1484 - Disclosure reports; persons required to file
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the following persons or their campaign treasurers, if any, shall file reports of contributions and expenditures as more specifically provided in this Chapter:
(1) Each candidate for major office or district office.
(2) Each candidate for any other public office who does either of the following:
(a) Makes expenditures in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars.
(b) Receives a contribution in excess of two hundred dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period. For purposes of this Paragraph only, a contribution by a candidate for his own campaign for a public office other than a major office or district office shall not be considered in determining whether the candidate has received a contribution in excess of two hundred dollars in the aggregate.
(3) Each political committee.
(4) Any person other than a candidate or political committee required to file reports under the provisions of Part IV of this Chapter.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2007, No. 144, §1, eff. June 25, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 411, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1487. Reports, name and address

RS 18:1487 - Reports, name and address
Whenever the full name and address of a person is required to be in a report in this Chapter, the party responsible for filing the report shall list the full name and address of the person or the best information he can obtain regarding that person if the full name and/or address is not available.
Added by Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1491.2. Statement of dissolution

RS 18:1491.2 - Statement of dissolution
A. Each political committee, including any subsidiary committee, which after having filed an annual statement of organization wishes to dissolve or disband and (1) determines that it no longer meets the criteria in R.S. 18:1491.1(A), or (2) determines that it will no longer receive any contributions, loans, or transfers of funds and will no longer make any expenditures, loans, or transfers of funds, shall file a statement of dissolution with the supervisory committee prior to dissolving. No committee which has unpaid debts or obligations or which has any funds on hand shall file a statement of dissolution, until any debts or obligations have been paid or otherwise extinguished and any funds have been expended or otherwise distributed. A statement of dissolution shall include (1) a certified statement by the committee chairman and campaign treasurer, if any, that the committee has not received contributions, transfers of funds, or loans, or made expenditures, transfers of funds, or loans in the aggregate during the calendar year in excess of five hundred dollars and does not anticipate doing so, or (2) a certified statement by the committee chairman and campaign treasurer, if any, that the committee will receive no contributions, transfers of funds, or loans and will make no expenditures, transfers of funds, or loans, during the remainder of the calendar year. The committee shall file a report of contributions and expenditures containing the information required in R.S. 18:1491.7 with the statement of dissolution.
B. No political committee shall dissolve or file a statement of dissolution as provided in Subsection A above and reorganize under a modified name, charter, or organizational structure merely as a subterfuge to avoid the reporting and other requirements of this Part. Any committee which dissolves or files a statement of dissolution as provided in Subsection A above and is thereafter recreated with substantially the same membership and purposes with the intent to avoid the requirements of this Part, for purposes of this Part, shall be deemed not to have been dissolved and shall be subject to the provisions of this Part as if no dissolution had taken place and no statement of dissolution filed. In addition, any committee which violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 18:1505.4, R.S. 18:1505.5, and R.S. 18:1505.6.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1491.8. Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports

RS 18:1491.8 - Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
Any political committee which did not receive a contribution in excess of two hundred dollars and which did not make expenditures totaling in excess of five thousand dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period, may file an affidavit setting out such facts, in lieu of any report required by R.S. 18:1491.6; but a separate affidavit shall be required in lieu of any such report.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1495.1. Report through committee

RS 18:1495.1 - Report through committee
A. Each candidate may designate a principal campaign committee as provided in R.S. 18:1491.3. If a candidate designates a principal campaign committee, the candidate shall maintain all records required by this Part and furnish them on a timely basis to his principal campaign committee. Each principal campaign committee shall receive all records furnished to it by the candidate, shall consolidate them with its own reports and shall file a consolidated report for reports required by this Chapter for candidates and committees as otherwise provided in this Chapter. In such case, the candidate shall not be required to file separate reports.
B. Each candidate may designate subsidiary committees as provided in R.S. 18:1491.3, and shall designate such subsidiary committees as required in said Section. Any candidate who designates subsidiary committees and who does not designate a principal campaign committee shall receive all records of the subsidiary committees, consolidate them with his own records, and file a consolidated report for reports required by this Chapter for candidates and committees.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1495.6. Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports

RS 18:1495.6 - Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
Any candidate, for a major or district office required by this Chapter to file reports of information as provided in R.S. 18:1495.5, who did not receive a contribution in excess of two hundred dollars and who did not make expenditures totaling in excess of five thousand dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period, may file an affidavit setting out such facts in lieu of each report required by R.S. 18:1495.4, but a separate affidavit shall be required in lieu of each such report.
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1495.7. Financial disclosure statements

RS 18:1495.7 - Financial disclosure statements
A.(1) Any person who becomes a candidate for an office for which the holder of the office is required to file financial disclosure statements pursuant to R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 shall file a financial disclosure statement as required by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 for the office for which he is a candidate. The statement required by this Section shall be filed within three business days after the close of the qualifying period during which the candidate files his notice of candidacy for the office. If the person is required by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 to file a statement for the office for which he is a candidate, such filing shall satisfy the requirements of this Section.
(2) Any person who becomes a candidate for an office prior to April fifteenth of any calendar year shall not be required to certify on his personal financial disclosure report that he has filed his federal and state income tax returns or filed for an extension thereof for the prior year.
B. Any person who fails to file or fails to timely file the financial statement required by Subsection A of this Section, or who fails to disclose or fails to accurately disclose information required to be included in the financial statement required by Subsection A of this Section, shall be subject to penalties as provided in R.S. 42:1124.4.
Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 162, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 574, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 744, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 162, §4 regarding applicability to R.S. 42:1124.3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1501.1. Reports by persons not candidates or committees

RS 18:1501.1 - Reports by persons not candidates or committees
A.(1) Any person, other than a candidate or a political committee, who makes any expenditure or who accepts a contribution, other than to or from a candidate or to or from a political committee, shall file reports if either said expenditures or said contributions exceed five hundred dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period as defined for committees.
(2) Each person, other than a candidate or political committee, who makes an expenditure for purposes of canvassing, irrespective of the amount expended, shall submit in writing to the candidate or political committee on whose behalf such expenditure was made the name, address and the last four digits of the social security number of each individual to whom such an expenditure was made.
B. Such 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 of political committees by this Chapter.
C. In addition to the reports filed in Subsection B of this Section, during the period beginning at midnight of the twentieth day prior to a primary election and extending through midnight of primary election day, and during the period beginning at midnight of the twentieth day prior to a general election and extending through midnight of general election day, any person, other than a candidate or a political committee, who makes any expenditure or who accepts a contribution, other than to or from a candidate or to or from a political committee, shall file a report with the supervisory committee of:
(1) The full name and address of each person from whom such person has received and accepted a contribution, or to whom such person has made an expenditure during such period in excess of the following amounts:
(a) In support or opposition to a candidate for any major office, one thousand dollars.
(b) In support or opposition to a candidate for district office, five hundred dollars.
(c) In support or opposition to a candidate for any other office, five hundred dollars.
(2) Each report required by this Subsection shall be filed within forty-eight hours after the time the contribution is received or expenditure made. If such time falls other than during regular working hours, the report shall be filed as soon as possible after the opening of the office of the supervisory committee on the next working day after the time at which the report is otherwise due.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2004, No. 862, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1, eff. March 20, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1505.1. Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly

RS 18:1505.1 - Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly
A. Failure to submit the reports required by this Chapter shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. Failure to submit any such report within three days after the final date for filing shall be presumptive evidence of intent not to file the report.
B. Failure to submit the reports required by this Chapter at the time required shall constitute a violation of this Chapter.
C. Failure to disclose or failure to disclose accurately any information required to be reported by this Chapter shall constitute a violation of this Chapter.
D. Failure to properly submit statements in accordance with R.S. 18:1491.1 shall constitute a violation of this Chapter.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1988, No. 994, §2, eff. July 27, 1988; Acts 2009, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1505.5. Civil penalties; violations of Chapter

RS 18:1505.5 - Civil penalties; violations of Chapter
A. Except as provided in R.S. 18:1505.4, any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of R.S. 18:1505.2 or R.S. 18:1505.3 or any other provision of this Chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty for each violation. "Knowingly and willfully", for purposes of this Subsection, means conduct which could have been avoided through the exercise of due diligence.
B. The amount of such penalty shall be:
(1) Not in excess of five hundred dollars for each candidate for a major office and any treasurer or chairman of any political committee designated as a principal campaign committee or subsidiary committee of such a candidate.
(2) Not in excess of three hundred dollars for any candidate for district office and any treasurer or chairman of any political committee designated as a principal campaign committee or subsidiary committee of such a candidate.
(3) Not in excess of one hundred dollars for any candidate for all other offices and any treasurer or chairman of any political committee designated as a principal campaign committee or subsidiary committee of such a candidate.
(4) Not in excess of one hundred dollars for any person or any treasurer or chairman of any political committee, not supporting or opposing a candidate, but only supporting or opposing any proposition or question submitted to the voters or any recall of a public officer.
(5) Not in excess of one thousand dollars for the treasurer or chairman of any political committee supporting or opposing a candidate, other than a candidate's principal or subsidiary campaign committee.
C.(1)(a) If a person, other than a political committee, required to file is supporting or opposing a candidate or candidates, the penalty applicable to such candidate or candidates as provided in Paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of Subsection B of this Section shall apply.
(b) If a person, other than a political committee, required to file is supporting or opposing candidates with different penalty levels, the penalty shall be the highest penalty for any such candidates.
(2) Each day of violation, if applicable, shall constitute a separate offense. Maximum civil penalties imposed under this Section shall be as provided in R.S. 18:1505.4(A).
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 266, §1, eff. July 18, 1982; Acts 1995, No. 1046, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 352, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1505.6. Criminal penalties

RS 18:1505.6 - Criminal penalties
A.(1) It shall be unlawful for any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file reports under this Part to knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fail to file or knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fail to timely file any such report.
(2) Any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file reports under this Chapter who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to file such report or knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to file such report timely shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not more than six months in a parish jail or to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
B.(1) It shall be unlawful for any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file reports under the Chapter knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently to fail to disclose, or knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently to disclose inaccurately, any information required to be disclosed in the reports required by this Chapter.
(2) Any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file such reports who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to disclose any such information or who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently fails to accurately disclose such information shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not in excess of six months in the parish jail or to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
C. Any candidate, chairman of a political committee, treasurer, person required to file reports under this Chapter, or any other person who knowingly, wilfully, and fraudulently violates any provision of R.S. 18:1505.2 or R.S. 18:1505.3, or any other provision of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not in excess of six months in the parish jail or to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
D.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to commit an intentional criminal violation of the provisions of R.S. 18:1501.1(A)(2).
(2) Any person who commits an intentional criminal violation of R.S. 18:1501.1(A)(2) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than twice the amount of such expenditure or compensation or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Acts 1988, No. 994, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1, eff. March 30, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1511.1. Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure/Board of Ethics; functions; compensation; immunity

RS 18:1511.1 - Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure/Board of Ethics; functions; compensation; immunity
A. The Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure is established. The Board of Ethics, as established in R.S. 42:1132, shall function as the supervisory committee to administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter and the rules, regulations, and orders issued hereunder. The members of the Board of Ethics shall constitute the supervisory committee.
B. The members of the supervisory committee shall be paid the same per diem as members of the legislature for each day of attendance at committee meetings, and shall receive reimbursement for vouchered traveling, lodging, and other expenses at the rate established for state employees.
C. The members of the supervisory committee shall be immune from any civil liability for any official action taken in the exercise of their functions pursuant to or in connection with the provisions of this Chapter, except any wrongful and malicious act or gross negligence.
Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 59, §1, eff. June 17, 1981.