Louisiana · statute · La. Rev. Stat. tit. 18 · 506 active provisions
A. Title 18 shall constitute and be known as the "Louisiana Election Code", and its Chapters, Parts, Subparts, and Sections may be cited officially as Chapters, Parts, and Sections of either the Louisiana Election Code or Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. In the latter case, the Sections shall be cite…
As used in this Code, the following words and terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to each, unless the context clearly indicates another meaning: (1) "Affidavit" means an oath or affirmation signed by the affiant before a notary public, or before a commissioner-in-charge, commissioner, registrar of voters…
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every petition submitted to a registrar of voters for certification shall contain the following information: (1) The handwritten signature of the voter who is signing the petition; however, if a person is unable to write, the incapacitated person shall affi…
A. Whenever a document required by or provided for in this Code is required to be witnessed, the witness shall be at least eighteen years of age. B. Each witness who signs an absentee by mail ballot certificate as required by this Code shall provide his mailing address in the appropriate space on the certificate.
A. The secretary of state shall administer the laws relating to custody of voting machines and voter registration, and for this purpose the secretary of state shall: (1) Subject to applicable civil service laws and applicable provisions of this Title, employ and fix the salaries and duties of necessary staff to carry o…
A. Neither the commissioner of elections nor any employee of the elections division within the Department of State who is in the unclassified state service shall participate or engage in political activity, including his own or any other candidacy for election to public office; membership on any national, state, or loc…
A. The secretary of state may participate or engage in political activity related to his own candidacy for election to public office, including soliciting contributions for his campaign and taking an active part in the management of the affairs of his campaign and his principal campaign committee. He may also exercise…
A.(1) Each contract entered into by the secretary of state for the lease of any building or portion thereof for the storage of voting machines shall be advertised and awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with the applicable provisions of R.S. 39:1551 et seq. For the purposes of advertising, awarding,…
The secretary of state may enter into contracts necessary to provide for a signature digitization/verification system to be used to carry out the functions of election officials. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 451, §1, eff. Jan. 12, 2004. NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 451, §8(A), relative to effec…
A. The secretary of state may produce and sell maps of precincts and election jurisdictions. The secretary of state may charge uniform, reasonable fees for the maps. The fees shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. B. The secretary of state may utilize the voting machin…
A. The State Board of Election Supervisors is created and established in the Department of State as provided in R.S. 36:802. The board shall be composed of the following persons: (1) The lieutenant governor. (2) The secretary of state. (3) The attorney general. (4) The commissioner of elections or a designee of the sec…
A. To accomplish the purposes of this Part and Subpart G of Part V of Chapter 5 of this Title, the board shall have the following powers, duties, and functions: (1) To adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as are necessary for the transaction of its business and to implement the provisions of this Part an…
A. The board shall regularly review all election laws and all procedures used in the conducting of elections in this state. B. The board shall annually report to the House and Governmental Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee of the Senate its findings, obs…
A. No employee of the board who is in the unclassified state service shall participate or engage in political activity, including his own or any other candidacy for election to public office; membership on any national, state, or local committee of a political party or faction; making or soliciting contributions for an…
A.(1) The secretary of state shall establish a state voter registration computer system for the registration of voters throughout the state in accordance with the provisions of this Title. (2) The secretary of state shall prepare a minimum of one hour of training on cybersecurity for all persons who have user credentia…
A. The Board of Ethics, hereafter in this Part referred to as the "board", shall administer the provisions of this Part. B. Board members shall be paid the same per diem as members of the legislature for each day of attendance at board meetings and shall be reimbursed actual expenses incurred in attending board meeting…
The board shall have power to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Part.
A. The board may investigate any aspect of any election, except as provided in R.S. 18:45. The board may initiate such an investigation upon the receipt of a sworn statement by any registered voter of this state alleging error, fraud, irregularity, or other unlawful activity in the conduct of an election. B. The board…
A. Whenever the board determines as a result of an investigation that violations of law, irregularities, error, or fraud have occurred in the conduct of an election which, in the judgment of the board, has resulted in the apparent qualification for the second party primary or the general election or the apparent electi…
A. The provisions of R.S. 18:43 and 44 shall be applicable only to elections for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of insurance, United States senator, United States congressman, public service commissioner, memb…
The board may report to the legislature any findings, observations, or recommendations concerning elections in this state which it determines, in the course of its investigations or otherwise, should be brought to the attention of the legislature. Such reports may be made annually prior to the annual regular session of…
A. The board may employ an executive director. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the board. The board may employ such other staff as it deems necessary or appropriate. It may employ staff on a full-time or part-time basis and may procure temporary or intermittent services as it deems necessary. The boa…
A. The division of election integrity is created in the Department of State. The purposes of the division shall be to: (1) Initiate independent inquiries and conduct independent investigations into allegations of election irregularities in any municipality or parish of the state. (2) Respond to notifications or complai…
A. There shall be a registrar of voters for each parish in the state, who shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish in the manner provided in this Section and R.S. 18:51.1. B.(1) Upon receipt of notice and supporting documentation from the governing authority that show the governing authority complied…
A. The parish governing authority shall appoint the registrar of voters for the parish in accordance with the provisions of this Section. B.(1) The parish governing authority shall take all reasonable steps to make as many people in the parish as possible aware of the upcoming appointment of a registrar, including with…