Chapter I

A. If an election is necessary, an official ballot and an official return envelope shall be mailed to each licensed architect residing in Louisiana. The ballot shall contain the names of the candidates printed in alphabetical order for each district, the date for the return of th…

A. All licensed architects residing in Louisiana shall have the right to vote in the election of nominees to fill the vacancy for any district. If nominees are being elected for more than one district, a licensed architect may choose to vote in one or more but less than all distr…

A. Within 14 calendar days of the deadline for receipt of ballots, tellers appointed by the president, including at least one board member, shall meet at the board office for the purpose of tabulating the ballots. Following a determination that each return envelope contains the r…

A. In the event the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes cannot be determined because of a tie, a run-off election will be held. The only candidates in the run-off election will be those candidates who received the same number of votes so that the outcome of the…

A. If a vacancy occurs with respect to a person elected as a nominee, that vacancy shall be filled in the following manner. 1. The executive director shall give notice of the vacancy to all of the other candidates in that district and to anyone who has requested notice of any suc…

A. The executive director will notify the candidates of the results of the election by U.S. Mail. The 10 calendar days for contesting an election shall commence three work days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the results of the election are deposited in t…

A. A person desiring to take the Architectural Registration Examination ("ARE") should contact the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards ("NCARB"). B. The applicant has full, complete, and sole responsibility for furnishing to NCARB all necessary information and p…

A. Experience used to meet the educational equivalency requirements set forth in R.S. 37:146(D)(2) can not be used to satisfy the practical architectural work experience requirements set forth in R.S. 37:146(D)(3) . Although training credits can be earned prior to satisfactory co…

A. Requests for modification to the examination administration to accommodate physical handicaps must be made in writing to the board. Such a request must be accompanied by a physician's report and/or a report by a diagnostic specialist, along with supporting data, confirming to …

A. The Architectural Registration Examinations ("ARE") prepared by the NCARB is adopted by this board as the examination s required to obtain registration. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § I-901 Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Architectural Examiners, LR 29:5…

A. A candidate will not be permitted to review his/her examination or answers thereto. B. The board will not reverse the grade received by a candidate from NCARB. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § I-903 Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Architectural Examiners, …