Title 18, Louisiana Election Code
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La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1495.6 Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
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§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 five hundred dollars and who did not make ex…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1495.7 Financial disclosure statements
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§1495.7. Financial disclosure statements A.(1)(a) 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 req…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1501.1 Reports by persons not candidates or committees
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§1501.1. Reports by persons not candidates or committees A.(1) Any person, other than a candidate or a committee, who makes any expenditure for express advocacy supporting or opposing the nomination or election of a person to public office, the recall of a public official, or a p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1501.2 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§1501.2. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 821, §2, eff. July 8, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1501.3 Gubernatorial transition and inauguration; contribution limits; reports
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§1501.3. Gubernatorial transition and inauguration; contribution limits; reports A.(1) Any contribution received and accepted by the person elected governor, or any person on his behalf, following the date of his election and expenditures made from such contributions shall be rep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1505.1 Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly
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§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 presum…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1505.2 Contributions; expenditures; certain prohibitions and limitations
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§1505.2. Contributions; expenditures; certain prohibitions and limitations A.(1) No person shall give, furnish, or contribute monies, materials, supplies, or make loans to or in support of a candidate or to any committee, through or in the name of another, directly or indirectly.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1505.2.1 Designation and attribution of contributions
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§1505.2.1. Designation and attribution of contributions A.(1) A candidate may receive contributions designated in writing for use in connection with any election in a single election cycle, whether a party primary election, primary election, or general election. The candidate sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1505.3 Subterfuge to avoid compliance with Chapter
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§1505.3. Subterfuge to avoid compliance with Chapter A. As more specifically provided in R.S. 18:1491.3(D), no committee shall nominally support an additional candidate or candidates for the purpose of avoiding designation as a subsidiary committee and the requirements of this Ch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1505.4 Civil penalties; failure to file; timely and accurate filing; forfeiture
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§1505.4. Civil penalties; failure to file; timely and accurate filing; forfeiture A.(1) Any candidate, the treasurer or chairman of a committee, or any other person required to file any reports under this Chapter, who knowingly fails to file or who knowingly fails to timely file …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1505.5 Civil penalties; violations of Chapter
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§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 1505.3 or any other provision of this Chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty for each violation. "Knowing…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1505.6 Criminal penalties
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§1505.6. Criminal penalties A.(1) It shall be unlawful for any candidate, treasurer, or chairman of a committee, or any other person required to file reports under this Part to knowingly, willfully, and fraudulently fail to file or knowingly, willfully, and fraudulently fail to t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:151 Custody of records
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§151. Custody of records A. The original application for registration, together with the registers, records, files, books, and paraphernalia used for conduct of the registrar's office, shall be kept under the control and in the custody of the registrar at his principal office and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.1 Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure/Board of Ethics; functions; compensation; immunity
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§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 comm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.10 False complaints
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§1511.10. False complaints Any person who knowingly and willfully files a false complaint with the supervisory committee, any person who knowingly and willfully discloses the contents of any complaint, any person who knowingly and willfully discloses any information forwarded to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.11 Precedence of actions; limitation of actions
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§1511.11. Precedence of actions; limitation of actions A. Any action brought in or removed to district court under the provisions of this Chapter shall be advanced on the docket of the district court in which filed and shall take precedence over and be considered in advance of al…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.12 Legislative intent
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§1511.12. Legislative intent In amending and reenacting this Chapter in 1980 and subsequently, it is and was the intent of the legislature that the provisions of R.S. 18:1491.6(D) and R.S. 18:1495.4(D) are remedial and supplemental in nature and, therefore, shall apply retroactiv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.2 Supervisory committee; rulemaking authority; advisory opinions; inquiries; duties
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§1511.2. Supervisory committee; rulemaking authority; advisory opinions; inquiries; duties A. The supervisory committee may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act necessary to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this C…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.3 Filing of reports; forms; notice
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§1511.3. Filing of reports; forms; notice A.(1) All reports required by this Chapter shall be filed with the supervisory committee as otherwise provided in this Chapter on forms provided by the supervisory committee. The supervisory committee shall prepare forms for all reports r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.4 Supervisory committee; investigations
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§1511.4. Supervisory committee; investigations A.(1) The supervisory committee by a two-thirds vote of its membership may initiate an investigation of any apparent or alleged violation of this Chapter when, as a result of its review of reports, other documents, or information fil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.4.1 Enforcement; failure to file; failure to timely file
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§1511.4.1. Enforcement; failure to file; failure to timely file A. The staff of the supervisory committee may assess and issue a final order for the payment of civil penalties for knowingly failing to file or knowingly failing to timely file in accordance with R.S. 18:1505.4 and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.4.2 Subpoenas
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§1511.4.2. Subpoenas A.(1) The supervisory committee or the ethics administrator may subpoena witnesses, compel the production of books, records, and papers, or require the submission under oath of written reports or answers to questions, which the supervisory committee or the et…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.5 Procedure for enforcement; civil
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§1511.5. Procedure for enforcement; civil A.(1)(a) When the results of the investigation by the supervisory committee indicate that a violation of this Chapter has occurred which is subject to civil penalties, the supervisory committee is authorized to file administrative proceed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.6 Procedures for enforcement; criminal
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§1511.6. Procedures for enforcement; criminal A. When the results of the supervisory committee's investigation indicate that a knowing, willful, and fraudulent violation or an intentional criminal violation of this Chapter has occurred, the supervisory committee shall forward all…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.7 Venue
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§1511.7. Venue A. Actions or proceedings for violation of R.S. 18:1505.1 may only be removed to the parish of East Baton Rouge. B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, actions removed pursuant to R.S. 18:1511.5 or prosecutions for any violation of this Chapter shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.8 Secrecy of proceedings
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§1511.8. Secrecy of proceedings A. Each complaint received by the supervisory committee, each review by the committee of reports for compliance with the provisions of this Chapter, and all information forwarded to or gathered by the supervisory committee with regard to such compl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1511.9 Immunity from prosecution; prohibition
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§1511.9. Immunity from prosecution; prohibition No person shall be granted immunity from prosecution for testimony or for providing information in connection with any investigation or proceeding conducted under the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:152 Required records
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§152. Required records A.(1) Each registrar shall retain the following records in accordance with an approved retention schedule as required by R.S. 44:411: (a) All original applications for registration, if available in hard copy, filed alphabetically for the entire parish or fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:152.1 Destruction of records of the registrar of voters
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§152.1. Destruction of records of the registrar of voters If original records of a registrar of voters are destroyed as a result of catastrophic loss or damage and there are no microfilm, microfiche, or scanned or electronically captured computerized images of the original record…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:153 Tax rolls
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§153. Tax rolls A copy of the latest filed tax roll shall be made available to the registrar of each parish upon his request, so that he may prepare the list to be used in any election in which property ownership is a legally valid requisite for voting. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, ef…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1531 Transportation of voters
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§1531. Transportation of voters A. No person or political committee shall accept or agree to accept, either directly or indirectly, from a candidate, a political committee, or a person required to file reports pursuant to R.S. 18:1501.1, or from a person on behalf of a candidate,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1532 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§1532. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 274, §3, eff. June 3, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:154 Records open to inspection; copying; exceptions
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§154. Records open to inspection; copying; exceptions A. The records of each registrar are public records and at all times during office hours shall be open to inspection, except the early voting confirmation sheets of voters. B.(1)(a) If twenty-five or more qualified voters of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:155 Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remedies
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§155. Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remedies A. If the registrar fails or refuses to comply with any provision of R.S. 18:154, the voter or voters may apply to the district court having jurisdiction for a peremptory order to the registrar to comply therewith. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1551 Exception
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§1551. Exception Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Chapter, the provisions of this Part shall apply when a candidate dies leaving a deficit or surplus which would have otherwise required reports to be filed if the candidate were not deceased. Acts 2011, No. 208, §1; …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1552 Persons authorized to file reports
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§1552. Persons authorized to file reports A. If the provisions of this Part are utilized, the personal representative of the estate of the deceased candidate shall be responsible for filing the required reports. The personal representative of the deceased candidate shall send not…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1553 Reports; contents; due dates
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§1553. Reports; contents; due dates The 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 by this Chapter for candidates. Acts 2011, No. 208, §1; Acts 2024, No. 390, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1554 Contribution limitations; excess funds
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§1554. Contribution limitations; excess funds A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:1505.2(H), the contribution limit for contributions to a deceased candidate who has a deficit, or the principal campaign committee of such a deceased candidate, shall be ten thousand dollar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1555 Penalties
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§1555. Penalties A. The penalty provisions of Part V of this Chapter shall not be applicable to violations of this Part. B. If a violation of R.S. 18:1554 occurs, the supervisory committee shall notify the personal representative of the deceased candidate that each contribution r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:156 Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of records
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§156. Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of records Except as provided by law, no registrar, deputy, or employee of a registrar, or any person having access to or the right of inspection, copying, or photographing of any book, card, record, or other document pertaining…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:157 Delivery of precinct registers to election authorities
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§157. Delivery of precinct registers to election authorities The registrar shall seal a precinct register for each precinct in the parish which is involved in the election, which shall contain both the official list of voters and inactive list of voters in each precinct and shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:158 Retention of absentee by mail and early voting ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal elections
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§158. Retention of absentee by mail and early voting ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal elections A. The registrar of voters in each parish shall keep and maintain all records relating to absentee by mail and early voting as provided in Chapter 7 o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:16 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§16. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 451, §1, eff. Jan. 12, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1651 §§1651 to 1844 redesignated by Acts 1991, No
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§1651. §§1651 to 1844 redesignated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3. See, now, Title 11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:17 Blank
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§17. Blank
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:171 Report of convictions of felony
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§171. Report of convictions of felony A. The clerk of a court having jurisdiction over a criminal proceeding shall record in the minute book in his office each conviction of a felony for which there is an order of imprisonment and for which the person is incarcerated pursuant to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:171.1 Conviction of felony in federal court; notification
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§171.1. Conviction of felony in federal court; notification A.(1) Each United States attorney shall give written notice to the secretary of state of any felony conviction of a person in a district court of the United States for which there is an order of imprisonment and for whic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:172 Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence
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§172. Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence The clerk of a court having jurisdiction over an interdiction shall record in a conveyance book each judgment of full interdiction or a limited interdiction for mental incompetence which specifically suspends the right to reg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:173 Deaths
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§173. Deaths A. Within thirty days after receipt of a certified copy of a death certificate, the registrar of voters shall remove from the voter registration rolls the name of the deceased. B. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 390, §3. C.(1) By the tenth day of each month, the secretary…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:174 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§174. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.