Title 18, Louisiana Election Code
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La. Rev. Stat. § 18:175 Voting list from Department of State
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§175. Voting list from Department of State A. Whenever any authority that is authorized to do so calls an election in the parish, the registrar for that parish shall notify the Department of State to supply him in duplicate both the official list and the inactive list of voters i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:176 Suspension and cancellation of registration and challenge of unlawful registration on
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§176. Suspension and cancellation of registration and challenge of unlawful registration on the basis of reports A.(1) The registrar shall send a notice to each person listed on a report received pursuant to R.S. 18:171 or 171.1 and to any person the registrar has reason to belie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:177 Reinstatement of registration after suspension
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§177. Reinstatement of registration after suspension A.(1) The registration of a person whose registration has been suspended by the registrar of voters pursuant to R.S. 18:176(A) shall be reinstated when the person appears in the office of the registrar and provides documentatio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:177.1 Satisfaction of order of imprisonment; provision of information relative to registration and reinstatement
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§177.1. Satisfaction of order of imprisonment; provision of information relative to registration and reinstatement The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide each person who completes all orders of imprisonment applicable to him for felony convictions with the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:178 Notification on jury venire
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§178. Notification on jury venire A. In each parish that sends out jury duty notices or questionnaires, by the tenth day of each month, the clerk of court shall notify, in writing, the registrar of voters of any returned jury duty notice or questionnaire indicating the person is …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:18 Secretary of state; powers and duties
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§18. Secretary of state; powers and duties 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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:18.1 Political activities prohibited
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§18.1. Political activities prohibited 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 can…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:18.2 Certain political activities prohibited; secretary of state
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§18.2. Certain political activities prohibited; secretary of state 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 i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:19 Contracts for storage of voting machines; public bid; negotiation
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§19. Contracts for storage of voting machines; public bid; negotiation 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 i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1901 Purpose
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§1901. Purpose It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide for participation by the state of Louisiana in programs of the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce which provide for furnishing census information to the states for purposes of reapportionmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1902 State liaison
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§1902. State liaison A. The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives, or their designees, jointly, shall serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census on all matters related to the tabulation of population and other census inf…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1903 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§1903. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 550, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1904 Cooperation of state agencies and officials
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§1904. Cooperation of state agencies and officials All state agencies and officials shall cooperate with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and shall furnish the secretary and clerk all such stati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1905 Cooperation of local governments and officials
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§1905. Cooperation of local governments and officials All parish and municipal governing authorities and officials shall cooperate with the secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and shall furnish to the secr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1906 Tabulation for reapportionment; legislature
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§1906. Tabulation for reapportionment; legislature In accordance with Article III, Section 6(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the tabulation of population for each decennial census on the basis of which the legislature shall reapportion the representation in each house shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1907 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§1907. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:191 Permanent registration
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§191. Permanent registration The registration of any person as provided in this Chapter shall remain in effect for so long as the registration is not canceled for a cause and in the manner set forth in this Chapter. Acts 1989, No. 652, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:191.1 Address confirmation notice
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§191.1. Address confirmation notice For the purposes of this Part, the Department of State shall develop an address confirmation notice which shall include a postage prepaid and preaddressed return notice sent by forwardable mail and shall inform the registrant about his voting r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:192 Annual canvass; costs
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§192. Annual canvass; costs A.(1) No later than July thirty-first, the registrar of voters of each parish in conjunction with the Department of State shall annually canvass the names of the registrants in all precincts in the parish. Failure of the registrar to conduct an annual …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1921 Applicability
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§1921. Applicability This Chapter applies to any local governing body, including but not limited to any police jury, city or parish council, or school board, which is required under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States to reapportion its voting districts…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1922 Time for reapportionment; submission under Voting Rights Act
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§1922. Time for reapportionment; submission under Voting Rights Act A. Unless a different period of time is specified by the constitution or by statute, the governing authority of each local governing body shall reapportion its voting districts by the end of the year following th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1922.1 Public participation
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§1922.1. Public participation A. Prior to the adoption of any redistricting or reapportionment plan, a local governing body shall hold a minimum of two public hearings. At least one hearing shall be held within thirty days after the publication of any proposed redistricting plan.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1922.2 Approval of reapportionment plan by local election officials
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§1922.2. Approval of reapportionment plan by local election officials A. Prior to the adoption of any local redistricting or reapportionment plan, a local governing body shall submit the proposed plan to the parish registrar of voters and clerk of court for review. If the local g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1923 Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctions
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§1923. Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctions A. Failure to meet any of the requirements of R.S. 18:1922 shall be misfeasance in office. B. Failure to meet any of the requirements of R.S. 18:1922 may subject the local governing authority to the sanction of having the amount of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:193 Challenge and cancellation of registration; notice; procedures
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§193. Challenge and cancellation of registration; notice; procedures A. When the registrar has reason to believe that a registrant no longer is qualified to be registered, or that a registrant has changed his residence, the registrar shall immediately notify the person by sending…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:194 Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex
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§194. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1941 Voting Rights Act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of state
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§1941. Voting Rights Act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of state A. Each political subdivision of this state which submits for preclearance any proposed change in voting practice or procedure pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965* shall, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1942 Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to Voting Rights Act; copy to secretary of state
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§1942. Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to Voting Rights Act; copy to secretary of state In order for an office which is included in a reapportionment or redistricting plan enacted by the legislature, or ordered by a state court of competent jurisdiction to rep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1945 Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format
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§1945. Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format A. If a local governing body utilizes a geographic information system to develop its redistricting plan, the local governing body shall submit an electronic shapefile which reflects its redistrict…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:195 Challenge of registrants in the United States Service or temporarily residing outside
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§195. Challenge of registrants in the United States Service or temporarily residing outside United States A. If the registrant whose registration is challenged for any lawful cause is a member of the United States Service or is a person who is temporarily residing outside of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1951 Maps of reapportioned districts; Department of Transportation and Development
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§1951. Maps of reapportioned districts; Department of Transportation and Development The Department of Transportation and Development is authorized to prepare maps of the Louisiana congressional districts, legislative districts, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary E…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:196 Inactive list of voters; procedure for voting
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§196. Inactive list of voters; procedure for voting A.(1) In addition to the official list of voters, there shall be an inactive list of voters which shall consist of registrants who have been mailed an address confirmation notice. The names of registrants on the inactive list of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:196.1 Repealed by Acts 1979, No
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§196.1. Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 229, §5, eff. July 13, 1979
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:197 Registration; cancellation
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§197. Registration; cancellation No registrar of voters shall cancel the registration of any voter in his parish between any primary election and the subsequent general election occurring in that parish as a result of any of the processes authorized by this Part, except in the ca…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:198 Change of residence or change in address; inquiry by registrar; change of records
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§198. Change of residence or change in address; inquiry by registrar; change of records A. Whenever a registrar has reason to believe that a registrant has changed his residence within the parish or that a change has occurred in the registrant's mailing address within the parish,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:199 New registration necessary after cancellation
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§199. New registration necessary after cancellation A. A person whose registration has been canceled shall not be permitted to vote except upon a new registration made in accordance with this Chapter. B. A cancellation of registration shall not affect the right of any person ther…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:2 Definitions
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§2. Definitions 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 c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:20 Contracts for a signature digitization/verification system
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§20. Contracts for a signature digitization/verification system 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, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:200 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§200. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 176, §5, eff. June 14, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:201 Change of address caused by action of a parish or municipal governing authority; use of information furnished by U.S
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§201. Change of address caused by action of a parish or municipal governing authority; use of information furnished by U.S. Postal Service A. When the governing authority of a parish or municipality renames a street or road, or assigns a name to a previously unnamed street or roa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:21 Maps; use of voting machines, technology, and other resources; fees; Voting
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§21. Maps; use of voting machines, technology, and other resources; fees; Voting Technology Fund 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:22 Blank
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§22. Blank
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:221 Redesignated to R.S
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§221. Redesignated to R.S. 18:66 by Acts 2017, No. 176, §6, eff. June 14, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:23 State Board of Election Supervisors
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§23. State Board of Election Supervisors 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)…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:24 Powers and duties; authority to intervene in actions
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§24. Powers and duties; authority to intervene in actions 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:25 Annual reports
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§25. Annual reports 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 Go…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:26 Repealed by Acts 1988, No
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§26. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 831, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:27 Political activities prohibited
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§27. Political activities prohibited 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 committ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:3 Petitions submitted to registrars of voters
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§3. Petitions submitted to registrars 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 th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:31 State voter registration computer system; parish computer system
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§31. State voter registration computer system; parish computer system 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 …