Title 18, Louisiana Election Code
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La. Rev. Stat. § 18:572 Transmission of election returns; voting machine keys; machine certificates
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§572. Transmission of election returns; voting machine keys; machine certificates A.(1) After the results are printed from the voting machines and all election paperwork is complete, the commissioner-in-charge shall immediately deliver to the clerk of court in a clear plastic zip…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:573 Evidence of election results
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§573. Evidence of election results A. Opening the voting machines. (1) The voting machines used in a primary or general election shall remain locked or otherwise secured and, if applicable, sealed until the third day after the election unless the election is in judicial controver…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:574 Compilation and promulgation of returns
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§574. Compilation and promulgation of returns A.(1) The parish board of election supervisors or the members of the board selected by the board as its representatives shall meet at the time and place designated by the clerk of court for the voting machines to be opened. The board …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:575 Official results of a primary or general election
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§575. Official results of a primary or general election A. Uncontested elections. The election returns compiled and promulgated by the secretary of state shall be the official results of a primary or general election for an office if an action contesting the election for that off…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:576 Election night returns
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§576. Election night returns A. Immediately upon receipt of the tabulation blank and compiled statement forms or voting machine election result sheets and election result cartridges, where utilized, from the commissioners-in-charge, the clerks of court shall tabulate the results …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:58 Powers and duties of registrars
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§58. Powers and duties of registrars A. Subject to the direction of the secretary of state and as provided by law, the registrar in each parish shall be responsible for the registration of voters in the parish he serves and for the administration and enforcement of the laws and t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:581 Definitions
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§581. Definitions As used in this Title: (1) "Local governmental subdivision" means a parish or municipality. (2) "Political subdivision" means a parish, municipality, and any other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district, authorized by law to pe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:582 Applicability
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§582. Applicability The provisions of this Title shall apply to the filling of vacancies for all offices in this state and its political subdivisions, except those offices for which specific provision otherwise is made or provided for in the constitution. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:583 Procedure for anticipated vacancies
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§583. Procedure for anticipated vacancies A.(1) The authority required by law to call a special election to fill a vacancy in an office shall issue a proclamation ordering a special election to be held to elect a person to fill the full term of an office when it becomes certain, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:584 Repealed by Acts 1980, No
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§584. Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 792, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 76, §2, eff. June 26, 1981
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:585 Repealed by Acts 2023, No
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§585. Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 91, §2, eff. June 6, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:586 Vacancies caused by retirement, resignation, or removal; prohibitions
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§586. Vacancies caused by retirement, resignation, or removal; prohibitions A. No elected official who has retired, resigned, or been removed from state or local elective office shall be appointed to succeed himself in the office from which the official retired, resigned, or was …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:59 Deputies, confidential assistants, and other permanent office employees; temporary
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§59. Deputies, confidential assistants, and other permanent office employees; temporary employees; appointment and compensation; prohibited increase in compensation A. Except as otherwise provided by law and in conformity with applicable civil service laws, registrars may appoint…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:59.1 Payment of state portion of salaries and expenses of registrars; secretary of state
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§59.1. Payment of state portion of salaries and expenses of registrars; secretary of state A. All monies made available from state funds for the payment of the state portion of the salaries and expenses of registrars of voters and their confidential assistants, deputy registrars,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:59.2 Number of employee positions established; increase; decrease
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§59.2. Number of employee positions established; increase; decrease A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the number of authorized positions for state employees in the office of a registrar of voters, including the position of registrar of voters, shall be based on …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:59.3 Registrar of voters and unclassified employees; increased salary mandated; additional increase authorized
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§59.3. Registrar of voters and unclassified employees; increased salary mandated; additional increase authorized A. In addition to any salary authorized by law, each registrar of voters and each of his employees in the unclassified service shall receive a salary increase in an am…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:59.4 The Louisiana Voter Registration Administrators' Certification Program;
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§59.4. The Louisiana Voter Registration Administrators' Certification Program; requirements; compensation A. The Louisiana Voter Registration Administrators' Certification Program is hereby established to formalize and recognize the professional standards of registrars of voters,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:591 Vacancy in office of elective members of state boards and commissions
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§591. Vacancy in office of elective members of state boards and commissions Within twenty-four hours after any member of a state board or commission has knowledge of a vacancy in an elective office on that state board or commission, the member shall notify the governor by certifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:60 Removal of deputies and employees
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§60. Removal of deputies and employees Subject to applicable civil service law, a registrar may remove any deputy registrar, confidential assistant, or other employee. However, no registrar who is subject to removal by the State Board of Election Supervisors pursuant to R.S. 18:5…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:601 Vacancy in state legislative office; legislative service
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§601. Vacancy in state legislative office; legislative service A.(1) If a vacancy in the office of a state legislator occurs and if six months or more of the term remains unexpired, then within ten days of the vacancy occurring, the presiding officer of the house in which the vac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:602 Vacancies in certain local and municipal offices; exceptions
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§602. Vacancies in certain local and municipal offices; exceptions A. When a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of a parish or municipal governing authority or a combination thereof, a mayor, or any other local or municipal office, except an office covered by Subsections B …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:603 Persons designated to assume duties of vacant offices; salary and emoluments; power to appoint
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§603. Persons designated to assume duties of vacant offices; salary and emoluments; power to appoint When a vacancy occurs in an office covered by R.S. 18:602(C), the person designated to assume the duties of the office shall receive the salary and other emoluments of the vacated…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:604 Marshal of city or municipal court; temporary absence; vacancy
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§604. Marshal of city or municipal court; temporary absence; vacancy A. When a marshal of a city or municipal court is temporarily absent or unable to act, the judge of that court may appoint a person to serve as marshal during the period of temporary absence or inability. B.(1) …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:61 Deputy acting for registrar; administration of oaths
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§61. Deputy acting for registrar; administration of oaths A.(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the constitution and laws relating to registration of voters, and when authorized by the registrar, a deputy registrar may act for and in the name of the registrar by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:61.1 Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex
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§61.1. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:61.2 Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex
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§61.2. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:62 Political activities prohibited
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§62. Political activities prohibited A. No registrar of voters, deputy registrar, or other employee of a registrar 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; …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:621 Vacancy in office of judge
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§621. Vacancy in office of judge A.(1) Within twenty-four hours after having knowledge of a vacancy in the office of a judge, including a vacancy by reason of a newly created judgeship, the supreme court shall give written notice to the governor that the vacancy exists, the date …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:63 Ineligibility to hold elective or appointive public office
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§63. Ineligibility to hold elective or appointive public office A registrar, deputy registrar, or employee of a registrar shall not be eligible to hold any elective or appointive public office or position with the United States or the state or any of its agencies or political sub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:64 Attorney general as legal adviser to registrar
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§64. Attorney general as legal adviser to registrar The attorney general shall be the attorney and legal adviser to each registrar. However, he may designate the appropriate district attorney to represent a registrar or, with respect to a particular matter he may authorize a regi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:65 Retirement or resignation of a registrar
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§65. Retirement or resignation of a registrar A. A registrar who retires or resigns shall file a notice of retirement or resignation with the secretary of state. B. A notice of retirement or resignation of a registrar shall be in writing, shall be dated, may specify a prospective…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:651 Applicability
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§651. Applicability The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to all elected officials of this state and its political subdivisions. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to members of the congress. Added by Acts 1978, No. 38, §1, eff. May 31, 1978; Acts 1999, No. 254, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:652 Retirements and resignations
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§652. Retirements and resignations A. Except for members of the legislature and the congress, all notices of retirements or resignations of elected officials shall be filed with the secretary of state. Notices of retirements and resignations of members of the legislature shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:653 Transmission of notices of retirements and resignations
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§653. Transmission of notices of retirements and resignations The secretary of state shall immediately transmit notice of retirements or resignations filed with him to the authority required by law to make the appointment to fill the vacancy and to the authority required by law t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:654 Effect of filing of resignations
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§654. Effect of filing of resignations A. Except for members of the legislature, a notice of retirement or resignation shall not be effective until the original notice of retirement or resignation is received by the secretary of state and shall become irrevocable upon such receip…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:66 Mandatory duties of registrar; ministerial character; compelling performance by
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§66. Mandatory duties of registrar; ministerial character; compelling performance by mandamus or other process; appeal A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the duties of the registrar are ministerial in character and may be compelled by mandamus or other appropriate process or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:671 Judgment declaring office vacant
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§671. Judgment declaring office vacant A. In addition to other procedures authorized by law, an office shall be considered vacant for purposes of this Part when a judgment declaring the office vacant as provided in this Subpart becomes final. B. For purposes of this Part, "design…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:672 Filing of complaint
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§672. Filing of complaint When any voter lawfully registered in the district or geographical area from which an officeholder has been elected, or from which an officeholder has been appointed or otherwise selected to hold an office, has reason to believe that the officeholder no …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:673 Official's opinion
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§673. Official's opinion Within twenty days of the receipt of such written complaint, the proper official shall investigate and provide a written opinion, with reasons, as to whether the officeholder meets the residence or domicile requirements of the office he holds to the compl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:674 Procedure
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§674. Procedure A. The proper official shall institute suit in the district court of the officeholder's designated domicile to obtain a judgment declaring the office vacant within ten days after the issuance of his opinion, if his opinion is that the officeholder no longer meets …
La. Rev. Stat. § 18:675 Subpart not exclusive
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§675. Subpart not exclusive The provisions of this Subpart shall not be construed as the exclusive procedure for declaration of vacancy in public office and shall not be construed to repeal any other provision of law for the removal of public officers or declaration of vacancy in…