Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 31 - ELECTIONS › Part II - Voter Registration › Chapter 1 - Registrars of Voters › Section II-107 - Merit Evaluation for the Registrar of Voters

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The secretary of state hereby
				designates the director of registration in the Department of State to
				conduct the annual evaluation of each parish registrar of voters by
				reviewing the completed evaluation and data submitted by each
				registrar of voters. The evaluation will consider the timely
				performance of the registrars job responsibilities as required by
				title 18 of the
Louisiana Revised Statutes
. Upon
				completion of the rating of a registrar by the director of
				registration, the director of registration shall submit the
				evaluation to the commissioner of elections for review and either
				approval or disapproval depending on the information submitted. If
				the commissioner of elections does not approve the rating given by
				the director of registration, the registrar will be given the rating
				recommended by the commissioner of elections. The registrars
				evaluation is then submitted to the Department of State Human
				Resources office. If the registrar receives an "excellent" rating,
				Human Resources will process the merit increase. If the registrar
				receives a "satisfactory" rating, Human Resources will not process
				the merit increase.
B.
				Annually, the criteria and procedure for the merit evaluation shall
				be determined by the secretary of state or his designee in
				conjunction with the Registrar of Voters Association. The secretary
				of state or his designee shall prepare written instructions and forms
				to be utilized for the evaluation. Evaluation forms with instructions
				shall be submitted to the registrars of voters no later than November
				1 for completion. The form shall include mandated duties required of
				the registrars office in accordance with title 18 of the
Louisiana Revised Statutes
and other applicable laws
				with input from the Board of Review for Evaluation of the Registrar
				of Voters Association; however, the form is not intended to be all
				inclusive of all of the duties mandated in title 18 of the
Louisiana Revised Statutes
and other applicable
				laws. If a registrar receives an "excellent" rating, the registrar is
				eligible for a merit increase in January. If a registrar does not
				receive an "excellent" rating, the registrar will be rated
				"satisfactory" and is not eligible to receive a January merit
				increase. Also, if a registrar is a certified elections registration
				administrator (CERA) and does not receive an "excellent" rating, the
				registrar is not eligible to receive the 7 percent CERA certification
				pay increase for that year pursuant to
				R.S.
				18:59.4.
C. The parish registrar of voters
				will have until December 15 to submit a completed evaluation form
				with supporting documentation to the Department of State.
D. A written explanation shall be
				given to any registrar of voters who does not receive an "excellent"
				rating.
AUTHORITY
				  NOTE: Promulgated in according with
				  R.S
				  18:18,
				  R.S.
				  18:55, and
				  R.S.
				  36:742.