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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1295. Special election to increase interest rate

RS 18:1295 - Special election to increase interest rate
A. Any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state in which a special election has been held, at which election the issuance of bonds of said political subdivision has been approved and a maximum rate of interest to be borne by said bonds has been established may, through the respective governing authority thereof, call and hold a special election to authorize the issuance and sale of such bonds at a maximum rate of interest greater than that rate specified in the proposition or propositions previously approved. However, such greater maximum rate of interest so submitted for approval shall not exceed the maximum rate of interest than permitted by the applicable laws of the state for the type of bonds described in the aforesaid proposition or propositions.
B. Any election called and held hereunder shall be held and conducted under the same legal authority under which the previous election was held and conducted unless such laws since have been amended, in which event said election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the state then in effect with respect to the holding and conducting of special elections to authorize the issuance of such bonds. An election held and conducted hereunder shall have no effect other than to permit the issuance and sale of said bonds at a maximum rate of interest greater than that approved at the previously held election.
C. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Chapter, the authority to issue any bonds approved in prior bond elections shall remain in full force and effect.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 545, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1299. Applicability

RS 18:1299 - Applicability
The provisions of this Chapter provide the procedures to be used in elections, except those provided for in Chapter 6-A of this Code, at which a proposition or question, authorized by the state constitution, by a statute of this state, or by a home rule charter, shall be submitted to the voters.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 292, §1, eff. July 6, 1978. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1299.1. Question or proposition to be voted on; length

RS 18:1299.1 - Question or proposition to be voted on; length
A. The preparation of a question or proposition to be submitted to the voters at an election shall be the responsibility of the governing authority or other entity calling the election or submitting the question or proposition. The proposition shall be comprised of simple, unbiased, concise, and easily understood language and be in the form of a question. The proposition shall not exceed two hundred words in length and shall not include words that are struck through, underscored, or in boldface type.
B. The secretary of state shall be responsible for ensuring that the proposition complies with the requirements of this Section.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 1993, No. 426, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2003, No. 1220, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 136, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 138, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 60, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.1. Recall authorized

RS 18:1300.1 - Recall authorized
Any public officer, excepting judges of the courts of record, may be recalled in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. However, no recall petition may be submitted for certification to or accepted for certification by the registrar of voters or any other official if less than six months remain in the term of office. The secretary of state shall not accept a recall petition for filing if less than six months remain in the term of office. The secretary of state shall endorse the date and time of receipt of such a recall petition, mark "invalid" on the petition, and return the petition forthwith, either personally or by registered or certified mail, to the chairman designated in the recall petition.
Acts 1992, No. 949, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2019, No. 374, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.4. Signature to recall petition

RS 18:1300.4 - Signature to recall petition
No person may sign any name to a recall petition other than his own, except in a case where a person is unable to write, in which case the incapacitated person shall affix his mark to the petition and the person circulating the petition shall affix the name and address of the incapacitated person, as well as the date on which the incapacitated person affixed his mark to the petition, provided he does so in the presence of two witnesses who shall also sign their names as witnesses to the mark.
Acts 1987, No. 831, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.5. Chairman and vice chairman designated in petition; petition designated as a public record

RS 18:1300.5 - Chairman and vice chairman designated in petition; petition designated as a public record
A. The recall petition shall designate a chairman to act for the signers of the petition in all matters, and a vice chairman to act on order of the chairman or in case of the death, disability, absence, or resignation of the chairman. The petition shall include the full name, signature, and residence address of the chairman and the vice chairman. The chairman and vice chairman each shall be a qualified voter in the voting area from which the public official whose recall is being sought is elected.
B. Upon the signature of the first elector, the recall petition, including the name, address, and signature of each elector who has signed thereon, shall be a public record. The chairman, or the vice chairman when acting as the chairman, shall be the custodian thereof. The petition and the custodian shall be subject to all of the provisions of R.S. 44:31 et seq.
C. Upon the filing of the petition pursuant to R.S. 18:1300.2(C)(2), the chairman, or the vice chairman when acting as chairman, shall no longer be the custodian thereof.
Acts 1989, No. 727, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 21, §1; Acts 2018, No. 535, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.8. Voting area

RS 18:1300.8 - Voting area
A. The voting area for an election to recall an officer is the area which composes the state, district, parish, municipality, or ward that the officer represents as of the date the petition is filed with the secretary of state.
B. This area is the basis on which to determine whether the handwritten signatures to the recall petition are sufficient and proper; the number of handwritten signatures required is determined by calculation of the number of electors of the voting area as set forth in R.S. 18:1300.2.
Acts 1995, No. 555, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §7.
NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 1032, §17.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.9. Recall elections, conduct in accordance with Election Code

RS 18:1300.9 - Recall elections, conduct in accordance with Election Code
Elections for the recall of any public officer shall be held under and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 292, §2, eff. July 6, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.11. Preparation of ballots; marking of ballots

RS 18:1300.11 - Preparation of ballots; marking of ballots
The ballots at recall elections shall be provided and supplied in the same manner as the ballots for general elections, and in accordance with general election laws, except as provided in this Chapter. The top of the ballot shall provide in large capital letters:
"SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE RECALL OF
(Here state name and title of the officer whose recall is at issue.)"
Then shall follow the number and name of the election district and the location of the polling place. Then shall follow the dates of the election. Then shall follow, in separate lines on the ballot, the following:
"FOR the Recall. _____
AGAINST the Recall. _____"
After the words "FOR the Recall", shall be a blank square, and after the words "AGAINST the Recall", shall be a blank square. The ballot shall provide instructions for voting.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 77, §1, eff. June 26, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 166, §1, eff. July 14, 1982; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1, eff. April 23, 2002.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.12. Results of election

RS 18:1300.12 - Results of election
The majority of the votes cast shall determine the result of the recall election. If the proposition for the recall does not receive a majority of the votes cast, the effort to recall shall have failed. Votes shall be tabulated and returns made, declared, and promulgated as at a general election.
Acts 1995, No. 555, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.13. Declaration of vacancy; prohibitions

RS 18:1300.13 - Declaration of vacancy; prohibitions
A. When the majority is in favor of the recall, the public officer is, ipso facto, recalled and removed from office, and the office shall be vacated upon expiration of the time period for contesting the recall election set forth in R.S. 18:1405(H) if an action contesting the recall election is not commenced timely or when the final judgment becomes definitive if an action contesting the recall election is commenced timely, and the office shall be filled as in the case of ordinary vacancies and according to the constitution and laws of the state.
B.(1) A public officer who has been recalled and removed from office shall not be appointed to succeed himself in the office from which he was recalled and removed.
(2)(a) A public officer who has been recalled and removed from office shall be ineligible as a candidate at an election called to fill the vacancy created by the recall of such public officer.
(b) If the recalled public officer was removed from office as a member of the governing authority of a municipality governed by Part I of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, he shall also be ineligible as a candidate at an election to fill a vacancy on the governing authority that is held prior to the next regularly scheduled election for members of the governing authority following the recall of the public officer.
Amended by Acts 1979, No. 229, §2, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 1999, No. 254, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2012, No. 138, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 690, §1; Acts 2015, No. 50, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.14. Failure of recall

RS 18:1300.14 - Failure of recall
In case any election is called and held for the purpose of deciding upon whether or not any public officer shall be recalled, and at the election the effort to recall fails, then no election shall be held to recall the same officer within eighteen months from date of the election at which the recall failed to carry.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.15. Recall proceedings involving governor or Secretary of State

RS 18:1300.15 - Recall proceedings involving governor or Secretary of State
In all cases where the governor's office is involved in a recall election, the Secretary of State shall issue the proclamation and act in all matters where it is made the duty of the governor to act, and in case the office of Secretary of State is involved, then the governor shall act instead of the Secretary of State.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.17. Right to contest preserved

RS 18:1300.17 - Right to contest preserved
Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed to deny to any public officer recalled, or whose recall is sought, the right to contest the recall, or any proceedings in relation thereto, in any court of competent jurisdiction, for fraud or other illegality. The procedural provisions of Chapter 9, Part I, of this Code shall be applicable to such actions.
Acts 1986, No. 669, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.22. Calling of gaming elections as required by the constitution

RS 18:1300.22 - Calling of gaming elections as required by the constitution
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except as otherwise permitted in Subsection B of this Section, any election required by Article XII, Section 6(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana may be called only by an enactment of the legislature which specifically authorizes each such election.
B. If the election is required by Article XII, Section 6(C)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, then such an election may be called either by law or by the adoption of a resolution or ordinance of the governing authority of the parish in which such an election would be required provided the license to conduct such riverboat gaming has been approved, subject to the outcome of the election, by the Gaming Control Board prior to the authorization for the election. The election authorized by this Subsection shall only apply to those parishes in which a majority of the electors of the parish voted to permit riverboat gaming in the election authorized in R.S. 18:1300.21, and conducted at the 1996 congressional general election.
Acts 1997, No. 1235, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.23. Riverboat gaming election; procedure; Bossier Parish

RS 18:1300.23 - Riverboat gaming election; procedure; Bossier Parish
A. A referendum election, as required by Article XII, Section 6(C)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, may be called by ordinance or resolution by the parish governing authority and may be held in Bossier Parish on July 19, 1997, or on a succeeding appropriate date selected by the parish governing authority and as provided by law, to consider the proposition of whether to allow additional riverboat gaming, gambling, or wagering operations and activities in Bossier Parish pursuant to a new license to be issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board in accordance with the decision of the board entered on March 13, 1997.
B. The proposition on the ballot shall be stated as follows: Shall additional riverboat gaming operations be allowed at a berth or docking facility in Bossier Parish pursuant to a new license to be issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as provided in the board decision entered on March 13, 1997? Yes ( ) No ( )
C. If a majority of those voting thereon vote in favor of allowing such additional riverboat gaming operations and activities, then such additional gaming operations and activities may be conducted in Bossier Parish in accordance with law, subject, however, to the licensing and regulatory authority of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. No such additional gaming operations and activities shall be conducted unless and until a license is issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
D. Except as provided in this Section, the election shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 6-B of this Title, including but not limited to those provisions providing for the responsibility of the parish governing authority to provide notice to the public as provided by law.
Acts 1997, No. 36, §1, eff. May 29, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.24. Election on sports wagering

RS 18:1300.24 - Election on sports wagering
A.(1) At the statewide election occurring on November 3, 2020, a proposition shall appear on the ballot in every parish to determine whether sports wagering activities and operations shall be permitted in the parish.
(2) The ballot for the election shall state as follows:
"PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE SPORTS WAGERING ACTIVITIES.
Shall sports wagering activities and operations be permitted in the parish of _________________? YES ( ) NO ( )"
B. The voters shall vote for or against the proposition. A vote for the proposition being a "YES" vote, and a vote against the proposition being a "NO" vote.
C.(1) If a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the proposition vote for the proposition, then sports wagering activities and operations shall be permitted in such parish only after state laws providing for the licensing, regulation, and taxation of such activity and operations are enacted and become effective.
(2) If a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the proposition vote against the proposition, then sports wagering activities and operations shall not be permitted in the parish.
D. The secretary of state shall prepare the ballot for the election as set forth in the provisions of this Section.
E. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.
Acts 2020, No. 215, §1, eff. June 10, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.25. St. Tammany Parish riverboat gaming authorization and relocation election; procedure; specific location

RS 18:1300.25 - St. Tammany Parish riverboat gaming authorization and relocation election; procedure; specific location
A. A referendum election, to the extent required by this Chapter and Article XII, Section 6 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be called in St. Tammany Parish at the election to be held on October 9, 2021, pursuant to R.S. 18:402, or on a succeeding appropriate date selected by the parish governing authority and as provided by law, to consider the proposition of whether a holder of an existing riverboat gaming license shall be allowed to relocate to an approved berth or docking facility in St. Tammany Parish and conduct riverboat gaming operations along the portions of Lake Pontchartrain, specifically the waterways that are a part of the Lakeshore Marina located south and east of Interstate 10, Exit 261.
B. The proposition on the ballot shall be stated as follows: "Shall gaming operations and activities authorized by the Louisiana Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Control Act be authorized in St. Tammany Parish at a site along those certain waterways in St. Tammany Parish along portions of Lake Pontchartrain that are part of the Lakeshore Marina located south and east of Interstate 10, Exit 261, and shall (Name of licensee approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board) or the licensee's successors and assigns be authorized to relocate from its current location to the location in St. Tammany Parish described above, and to develop on such location a gaming, hotel, and resort operation all in accordance with the Louisiana Gaming Control Law, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the Louisiana Election Code, and other relevant constitutional and statutory authority?"
C. Subject to the approval of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, which is required only prior to the conducting of the election, and if a majority of electors voting vote in favor of the proposition, the riverboat gaming license holder may relocate operations to the approved berth or docking facility in St. Tammany Parish at the location described in Subsection A of this Section. The riverboat gaming license holder shall remain subject to the licensing and regulatory authority of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and the Louisiana Gaming Control Law.
D. Except as provided in this Section, the election shall be conducted as provided in Chapters 6-B and 6-D of this Title, including but not limited to the provisions providing for the responsibility of the parish governing authority to provide notice to the public as provided by law.
E. If the Louisiana Gaming Control Board authorizes a riverboat gaming licensee to conduct riverboat gaming operations or activities at the location in St. Tammany Parish as described in Subsection A of this Section, then the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish shall insert the name of the licensee in the ballot language provided by Subsection B of this Section.
Acts 2021, No. 362, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.26. Video draw poker devices; local option election; Natchitoches Parish

RS 18:1300.26 - Video draw poker devices; local option election; Natchitoches Parish
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of Natchitoches Parish is hereby authorized to call and conduct an election on a proposition to allow the operation of video draw poker devices within that parish.
B.(1) The governing authority of Natchitoches Parish may call, by ordinance or resolution, an election on the proposition of whether the operation of video draw poker devices, as authorized by Chapter 8 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall be permitted within that parish.
(2) The ordinance or resolution shall specify the date of the election and the wording of the proposition to appear on the ballot.
C.(1) An election called as provided by this Section may be held on any date as provided by R.S. 18:402(F), provided it falls more than forty-five days but not more than six months after the meeting at which the resolution or ordinance calling the election is adopted.
(2) Except as provided in this Section, the election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Election Code governing proposition elections. Any elector who was qualified to vote in the election may demand a recount of the ballots or contest the election in the manner and within the time provided by law for recount or contest of elections under the Election Code.
D.(1) If a majority of the electors voting in the election authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Section vote to permit the operation of video draw poker devices, then video draw poker devices may be operated in Natchitoches Parish as provided by law.
(2) If a majority of the electors voting in an election authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Section vote not to permit the operation of video draw poker devices in Natchitoches Parish, then no license shall be issued to conduct the operation of video draw poker devices in Natchitoches Parish, and the operation of video draw poker shall be prohibited in that parish.
E. The governing authority of Natchitoches Parish shall promptly notify the Louisiana Gaming Control Board of the results of the election.
F. The cost of the election provided for by this Section shall be borne by the governing authority of Natchitoches Parish.
G. The election authorized pursuant to this Section shall take place only once.
Acts 2022, No. 125, §1, eff. May 25, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1300.33. Appropriate local governing authority to order election

RS 18:1300.33 - Appropriate local governing authority to order election
A. If the required number of qualified electors within the subdivision or subdivisions proposing the creation of a district and the levy of a parcel fee sign the petition, the appropriate local governing authority may adopt a resolution ordering an election within such area for the purpose of creating the district and approving the levy of the parcel fee in the manner provided for in Chapter 6-A of this Title. Such election shall occur only in a congressional general election or gubernatorial primary election; however, in a parish containing a municipality with a population of three hundred thousand or more, such election shall occur only in a gubernatorial primary election.
B. At least thirty days prior to such election, the local governing authority calling the election shall mail notification of the upcoming election to each registered voter in the proposed district and each owner of a parcel in the proposed district if the owner is not a registered voter. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Section.
Acts 2008, No. 930, §1, eff. July 15, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 318, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1301. Applicability

RS 18:1301 - Applicability
This Chapter provides a method of voting by absentee by mail and early voting ballot in primary and general elections, bond elections, tax elections, and special elections, which is in addition to the methods otherwise provided in this Title.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
NOTE: See Acts 2005, No. 220, §3, relative to prohibition on Dept. of State disposing of election materials in implementation of early voting.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1302. Definitions

RS 18:1302 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings hereafter ascribed to each:
(1) "Ballot" means a paper ballot or electronic ballot, where applicable.
(2) "Board" means the parish board of election supervisors of each parish. If parish board commissioners are utilized by the parish board of election supervisors to count and tabulate absentee by mail and early voting ballots, the term "board" for the purposes of R.S. 18:1306, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1315, and 1316 shall also mean parish board commissioners.
(3) "Clerk" means the clerk of court of each parish, except that in a parish having both a civil and a criminal sheriff, the word refers to the civil sheriff.
(4) "Early voting" means the period of time prior to any scheduled election when any person who is qualified to vote may vote in person at a place designated by the registrar as provided in R.S. 18:1309.
(5) "Election official" means the parish board of election supervisors; clerks and their employees who perform duties in the election process; registrars of voters and their employees; the secretary of state and employees of his office who perform duties in the election process; and the poll commissioners, including the commissioner-in-charge.
(6) "Federal postcard application" means an application for absentee by mail ballot as permitted by 50 U.S.C. 1464.
(7) "Registrar" means the registrar of voters of each parish.
(8) "United States Service" means the following persons, and their spouses and dependents:
(a) A member of the armed forces while in active service.
(b) A member of the merchant marine of the United States.
(c) A civil employee of the United States, in any category, while serving outside the territorial limits of the several states of the United States and the District of Columbia, whether or not the employee is subject to the federal civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949 and whether or not paid from funds appropriated by congress.
(d) A member of a religious group or welfare agency assisting members of the armed forces who is officially attached to and serving with the armed forces.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 506, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2001, No. 451, §1, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 220, §§1, 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 229, §1; Acts 2012, No. 138, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 60, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 83, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1305. Voting at polls prohibited

RS 18:1305 - Voting at polls prohibited
A person who has voted either by absentee by mail ballot or during early voting shall not vote in person at the polls on election day.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 513, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1980, No. 506, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2005, No. 220, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1307.1. Application by person serving on sequestered jury

RS 18:1307.1 - Application by person serving on sequestered jury
A. A person qualified to vote absentee pursuant to R.S. 18:1303(C) may make application therefor to the registrar by letter over his signature, setting forth:
(1) The election for which he requests an absentee ballot.
(2) The reason for his request to vote absentee and attaching thereto a certified copy of the court order required by R.S. 18:1307.2.
(3) The address to which the absentee ballot shall be delivered.
(4) The ward and precinct in which the person is qualified to vote, if known.
B. An application shall be received by the registrar by noon on the day of the election for which it is requested, and the date received shall be noted thereon by the registrar.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 475, §1; Acts 2020, No. 28, §1, eff. June 4, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1307.2. Procedure for absentee voting by member of sequestered jury

RS 18:1307.2 - Procedure for absentee voting by member of sequestered jury
Upon the request of a person selected to serve as a member of a jury which is sequestered on the day of an election and who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the provisions of R.S. 18:1303(C), the court shall so inform the registrar of voters in writing and shall order that the officer of the court in charge of the jury:
(1) Permit the jurors to make application to vote by absentee ballot as set forth in R.S. 18:1307.1 and provide the jurors with the materials needed to make application.
(2) Deliver all of the applications to the registrar of voters no later than noon on the day of the election.
(3) Obtain from the registrar of voters and deliver to the applicants necessary instructions, certificates, ballots, and envelopes as provided in R.S. 18:1308.1(A).
(4) Deliver to the registrar of voters the envelopes containing absentee ballots as set forth in R.S. 18:1308.1, prior to the closing of the polls.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 475, §1; Acts 1995, No. 300, §1, eff. June 15, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1308.1. Absentee voting by person serving on sequestered jury

RS 18:1308.1 - Absentee voting by person serving on sequestered jury
A. Immediately upon receipt of an application, the registrar shall deliver the necessary instructions, certificates, ballots, and envelopes to the officer of the court in charge of the sequestered jury on which the applicant is serving, at the address furnished by the applicant.
B. The ballot shall be marked as provided in R.S. 18:1310 and returned to the registrar by the officer of the court in charge of the sequestered jury. Upon its receipt, the registrar shall post the name and precinct of the voter as required by R.S. 18:1311.
C. All ballots of persons serving on a sequestered jury received by the registrar by the time of closing of the polls on the day of the election shall be counted.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 475, §1; Acts 2012, No. 138, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2023, No. 91, §1, eff. June 6, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1308.2. Voting absentee by mail for candidates for presidential nominee, presidential candidates, and congressional candidates

RS 18:1308.2 - Voting absentee by mail for candidates for presidential nominee, presidential candidates, and congressional candidates
A.(1) At least forty-six days before each presidential election, the secretary of state shall deliver to each registrar a sufficient quantity of absentee by mail ballots, envelopes, certificates, and instructions, including those to be electronically transmitted, for the election of the president of the United States to be used only by members of the United States Service and persons residing outside the United States who are registered to vote. The absentee by mail ballot shall be prepared according to law.
(2) At least forty-six days before each congressional primary and general election, the secretary of state shall deliver to each registrar a sufficient quantity of primary election absentee by mail ballots for congressional candidates and special absentee by mail ballots for congressional candidates as provided in R.S. 18:1306(A)(4), envelopes, certificates, and instructions, including those to be electronically transmitted, to be used only by members of the United States Service and persons residing outside the United States who are registered to vote.
(3) At least forty-six days before each presidential preference primary election, the secretary of state shall deliver to each registrar a sufficient quantity of absentee by mail ballots, envelopes, certificates, and instructions, including those to be electronically transmitted, for candidates for presidential nominee to be used only by members of the United States Service and persons residing outside the United States who are registered to vote.
B. Voting absentee by mail for candidates for presidential nominee, presidential candidates, and congressional candidates as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter governing absentee by mail voting generally.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 778, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982; Acts 1995, No. 300, §1, eff. June 15, 1995; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 624, §1, eff. June 25, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 195, §1, eff. June 24, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 383, §1, eff. June 18, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1309.1. Preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machines

RS 18:1309.1 - Preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machines
A. At the time of qualifying, the parish custodian shall notify each candidate to contact the registrar of voters for the time and place at which the voting machines will be prepared for early voting. The registrar of voters shall post at his office adequate notice of the date, time, and place at which the voting machines will be prepared for early voting and shall post the same information on his office's website, if possible. The candidate or his representative may be present to observe the preparation of the machines by the registrar of voters with the assistance of the secretary of state's technicians and to observe the testing and sealing of the machines by the registrar of voters in the presence of the parish board of election supervisors. Each candidate or his representative shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to view the test vote tape for each machine to see that they are in the proper condition for use in the election, which opportunity shall not be less than thirty minutes beginning at the time designated by the registrar of voters to begin preparation of the machines for sealing. However, no candidate, representative, or citizen shall interfere with the registrar of voters, secretary of state's technicians, parish board of election supervisors, or any employee or technician or assume any of their duties.
B. Each candidate or representative shall identify to the registrar of voters the candidate whom he is representing. In addition, any citizen of this state may be present to observe the preparation, testing, and sealing of the machines by the registrar of voters and the secretary of state's technicians and shall be afforded an opportunity to inspect the test vote tape for each machine to see that they are in proper condition for use for early voting.
C. After the machines have been examined by each candidate, representative, or citizen who is present, the registrar of voters and secretary of state's technicians shall generate a zero tally to ensure that the voting machine's public counter is set at zero and that no votes have been cast for any candidate or for or against any proposition. The registrar of voters and the parish board of election supervisors shall then seal the voting machine.
D. The registrar of voters and the secretary of state's technicians shall record the public and protective counter numbers for each early voting machine on a form prepared by the secretary of state for use in verifying the early voting results on election day.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, No. 431, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 138, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 395, §1, eff. June 18, 2013; Acts 2020, No. 28, §1, eff. June 4, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 381, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1309.2. Program for the conduct of early voting at additional locations

RS 18:1309.2 - Program for the conduct of early voting at additional locations
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary of state may develop and implement a program for the conduct of early voting at additional locations within any parish of the state.
B. The secretary of state shall select additional locations for the program based on feasibility, accessibility, and the number of registered voters.
C. In developing the program, the secretary of state shall specifically solicit the input, recommendations, and advice of the registrars of voters and clerks of court on issues such as: the procedures for the conduct of early voting; the tabulation of votes cast at the program locations; the selection of the additional locations and the requirements for such locations; ensuring the integrity and security of the early voting process; and how to ensure that a voter does not vote during early voting in an office of the registrar and at one of the program locations. The registrars of voters and clerks of court in each parish in which an additional location is selected for the program shall assist the secretary of state, as necessary, to implement the program in those parishes.
D.(1) After the development of the program and after any change to the program, the secretary of state shall submit the details of the program and any change to the program, including the locations selected for the program, to the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs for review and approval at a joint meeting called for such purpose. No action shall be taken by the joint committee except by the favorable vote of a majority of the members thereof from each house present and voting, each house voting separately.
(2) If approved by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, the program and any change to the program shall be implemented.
E. Not later than March first of each year, the secretary of state shall provide a written report to the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. Such report shall provide a review of the program and shall include a description of the types of technology utilized, the costs involved, whether any problems arose, an examination of voter turnout during the program, and any recommendations for legislation.
Acts 2006, No. 349, §1, eff. June 13, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 135, §1, eff. June 6, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1316. Rejection of ballot having distinguishing marks

RS 18:1316 - Rejection of ballot having distinguishing marks
A. Any ballot with a distinguishing mark or feature making the ballot susceptible of identification shall be rejected if at least a majority of the members of the board determine that the distinguishing mark was made by action of the voter. The marking of the ballot by the voter in such manner that a portion of an authorized mark to indicate a vote inadvertently extends outside the box in which it is to be placed shall not be sufficient cause to reject the ballot. Any ballot containing a combination of authorized marks and any ballot marked by a mark or an instrument other than as instructed on the ballot shall be considered as susceptible of identification and shall be rejected by the board.
B. A ballot transmitted by facsimile shall not be considered as having distinguishing marks.
C. A ballot transmitted electronically to a member of the United States Service, as defined in R.S. 18:1302, or a person residing outside the United States shall not be considered as having distinguishing marks.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 506, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 166, §1, eff. July 14, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 755, §1; Acts 1992, No. 438, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 624, §1, eff. June 25, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1317. Curing absentee by mail ballot deficiencies; rejection of deficient ballots

RS 18:1317 - Curing absentee by mail ballot deficiencies; rejection of deficient ballots
The secretary of state shall promulgate and adopt rules as necessary to effectuate uniform and standardized processes for the review and curing or rejection of deficient absentee by mail ballots by the parish board of election supervisors.
Acts 2022, No. 639, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1318. Applicability of election laws

RS 18:1318 - Applicability of election laws
All applicable provisions of this Title which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to voting under this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 506, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1319. Use of Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot; presidential preference primary, presidential, and congressional elections

RS 18:1319 - Use of Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot; presidential preference primary, presidential, and congressional elections
A member of the United States Service or a person residing outside the United States who made a timely application to vote absentee by mail as provided in R.S. 18:1307(C) and who did not receive absentee by mail ballots may use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot to vote for candidates for presidential nominee, presidential candidates, and congressional candidates. The Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot shall be submitted, processed, and counted in the manner provided in this Chapter.
Acts 2010, No. 624, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 195, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1325. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.

RS 18:1325 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1334. Electioneering in connection with voting in nursing homes; enforcement; penalty

RS 18:1334 - Electioneering in connection with voting in nursing homes; enforcement; penalty
A. During the period extending from seven days prior to the time that voting begins pursuant to R.S. 18:1333 for an election until the polls have closed on election day, no owner, operator, employee, or agent of such owner, operator, or employee, or any stockholder of any nursing home or candidate or employee of or agent or worker for any candidate shall perform or cause to be performed any of the following acts while on duty or on the premises of the facility:
(1) Solicit in any manner or by any means whatsoever any person residing in a nursing home to vote for or against any candidate or proposition being voted on in the election.
(2) Hand out, place, or display campaign cards, pictures, or other campaign literature of any kind or description in the nursing home.
(3) Place or display political signs, pictures, or other forms of political advertising in the nursing home.
B. The law enforcement officers of the political subdivision in which any such election is to be held shall enforce the provisions of this Section when requested to do so by any person. The law enforcement officers shall seize and remove any political cards, signs, pictures, or literature used or displayed in violation of any provision of this Section.
C. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. For a second offense or any succeeding offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
D.(1) The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit a person, who is not an owner, operator, employee, or agent of such owner, operator, or employee, or any stockholder of any nursing home from performing any of the listed acts in a nursing home in which he is a resident. However, such a person shall not erect in or affix to any of the common areas of the nursing home any political signs, pictures, or other forms of political advertising, or display any such political material within the common areas of the nursing home on the day when the registrar of voters conducts absentee voting at the nursing home.
(2) The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit a person who is not an owner, operator, employee, or agent of such owner, operator, or employee, or any stockholder of any nursing home and who at the direction of or with the consent of a resident of a nursing home from placing political signs, pictures, or other forms of political advertising in the resident's private room in the nursing home.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 500, §1; eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 2001, No. 1181, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 403, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 436, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code › §18:1352. Use of voting machines throughout state; exception for failure of voting equipment, early voting, election day voting, absentee by mail, and provisional ballots

RS 18:1352 - Use of voting machines throughout state; exception for failure of voting equipment, early voting, election day voting, absentee by mail, and provisional ballots
A. Voting machines shall be used throughout this state in all elections.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, paper ballots may be used when voting machines fail, for voting absentee by mail, for early voting as provided in this Title, and for provisional ballots in the manner provided by this Title.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, secure hand-marked paper ballots may be used for in-person early voting and election day voting after the procurement of a new voting system pursuant to R.S. 18:1362.2.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 138, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2021, No. 480, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.