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RS 18 Title 18.louisiana election code
RS 18:1 Title 18louisiana election code
RS 18:2 Definitions
RS 18:3 Petitions submitted to registrars of voters
RS 18:16 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 451, §1, eff. jan. 12, 2004.
RS 18:17 Blank
RS 18:18 Secretary of state; powers and duties
RS 18:18.1 Political activities prohibited
RS 18:18.2 Certain political activities prohibited; secretary of state
RS 18:19 Contracts for storage of voting machines; public bid; negotiation
RS 18:20 Contracts for a signature digitization/verification system
RS 18:21 Blank
RS 18:22 Blank
RS 18:23 State board of election supervisors
RS 18:24 Powers and duties; authority to intervene in actions
RS 18:25 Annual reports
RS 18:26 Repealed by acts 1988, no. 831, 2.
RS 18:27 Political activities prohibited
RS 18:31 State voter registration computer system; parish computer system
RS 18:41 Louisiana elections integrity; administration of part
RS 18:42 Rule making power
RS 18:43 Investigations and hearings; certain elections
RS 18:44 Contesting election; referral for prosecution
RS 18:45 Limitations on powers and duties of board
RS 18:46 Annual reports
RS 18:47 Staff; assistance to board
RS 18:49.1 Elections compliance unit; powers and duties
RS 18:51 Registrar for each parish; appointment; tenure; books and records; commission; bond and oath
RS 18:52 Qualification of registrars
RS 18:53 Tenure; removal from office; may not be own immediate successor
RS 18:54 Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bond
RS 18:55 Compensation of registrar of voters; amount and manner of payment; reduction during tenure prohibited; prohibited increase
RS 18:56 Salary supplement
RS 18:57 Reduction of compensation while holding office or employment prohibited
RS 18:58 Powers and duties of registrars
RS 18:59 Deputies, confidential assistants, and other permanent office employees; temporary employees; appointment and compensation; prohibited increase in compensation
RS 18:59.1 Payment of state portion of salaries and expenses of registrars; secretary of state
RS 18:59.2 Number of employee positions established; increase; decrease
RS 18:59.3 Registrar of voters and unclassified employees; increased salary mandated; additional increase authorized
RS 18:59.4 The louisiana voter registration administrators' certification program; requirements; compensation
RS 18:60 Removal of deputies and employees
RS 18:61 Deputy acting for registrar; administration of oaths
RS 18:61.1 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:61.2 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:62 Political activities prohibited
RS 18:63 Ineligibility to hold elective or appointive public office
RS 18:64 Attorney general as legal adviser to registrar
RS 18:101 Registration to vote; qualifications; more than one residence; presidential elections
RS 18:101.1 Verification of registration information
RS 18:102 Ineligible persons
RS 18:102.1 Persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilities
RS 18:103 Personal appearance of applicant required; exceptions
RS 18:104 Application for registration; form
RS 18:105 Establishment of identity; proof of naturalization of foreign-born applicant
RS 18:106 Physical disability; inability to write english; language minority groups; execution of documents; assistance
RS 18:106.1 Change of registration for disabled voters and documentation establishing disability
RS 18:107 Party affiliation not required for registration; change in party affiliation
RS 18:108 Prior registration; surrender of certificate or notice of registration before new registration; change of place of registration
RS 18:109 Notice of registration and change in registration
RS 18:110 Removal from precinct; removal from parish
RS 18:111 Change of name
RS 18:112 Endorsement of changes
RS 18:113 Denial of registration; remedies of applicant
RS 18:114 Registration at driver's license facilities
RS 18:115 Registration by mail
RS 18:115.1 Electronic registration
RS 18:116 Voter registration agencies
RS 18:117 Training for accepting voter registration applications
RS 18:131 Place of registration; office and mobile registration unit defined
RS 18:132 Offices furnished registrar; supplies; expenses
RS 18:133 Branch offices; mobile registration units; mandatory registration drives
RS 18:133.1 Temporary branch office; deputy registrar; appointment; compensation
RS 18:134 Office hours
RS 18:135 Close of registration
RS 18:135.1 Close of voter registration; plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approval
RS 18:151 Custody of records
RS 18:152 Required records
RS 18:152.1 Destruction of records of the registrar of voters
RS 18:153 Tax rolls
RS 18:154 Records open to inspection; copying; exceptions
RS 18:155 Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remedies
RS 18:156 Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of records
RS 18:157 Delivery of precinct registers to election authorities
RS 18:158 Retention of absentee ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal elections
RS 18:171 Report of convictions of felony
RS 18:171.1 Conviction of felony in federal court; notification
RS 18:172 Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence
RS 18:173 Deaths
RS 18:174 Changes of name; remarriage
RS 18:175 Voting list from department of state
RS 18:176 Suspension and cancellation of registration and challenge of unlawful registration on the basis of reports
RS 18:177 Reinstatement of registration after suspension
RS 18:177.1 Satisfaction of order of imprisonment; provision of information relative to registaration and reinstatement
RS 18:178 Notification on jury venire
RS 18:191 Permanent registration
RS 18:192 Annual canvass; costs
RS 18:193 Challenge and cancellation of registration; notice; procedures
RS 18:194 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:195 Challenge of registrants in the united states service or temporarily residing outside united states
RS 18:196 Inactive list of voters; procedure for voting
RS 18:196.1 Repealed by acts 1979, no. 229, 5, eff. july 13, 1979
RS 18:197 Registration; cancellation
RS 18:198 Change of residence or change in address; inquiry by registrar; change of records
RS 18:199 New registration necessary after cancellation
RS 18:200 Definition of affidavit
RS 18:201 Change of address caused by action of a parish or municipal governing authority; use of information furnished by u.s. postal service
RS 18:221 Mandatory duties of registrar; ministerial character; compelling performance by mandamus or other process; appeal
RS 18:401 Purpose and nature of primary and general elections
RS 18:401.1 Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency plan
RS 18:401.2 Relocation of polling places; state of emergency
RS 18:401.3 Emergency plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approval
RS 18:401.4 Early voting in other parishes
RS 18:402 Dates of primary and general elections
RS 18:403 Election records and papers; preservation; public record
RS 18:404 Repealed by acts 1987, no. 831, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1988.
RS 18:411 Applicability of part
RS 18:412 Commissioners; courses of instruction
RS 18:413 Opening and closing of qualifying period
RS 18:414 Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitions
RS 18:415 Campaign finance disclosure act reporting forms
RS 18:416 Refund of qualifying fees
RS 18:417 Proposition elections; procedures
RS 18:421 Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state
RS 18:422 Clerks of court; deputy clerks and other employees of the clerk
RS 18:423 Parish boards of election supervisors
RS 18:424 Commissioners-in-charge
RS 18:425 Commissioners
RS 18:425.1 Consolidation of polling places; reduction of voting machines and election officials
RS 18:425.2 Commissioners; split hours
RS 18:426 Alternate commissioners; qualifications, powers, and duties; oath and compensation
RS 18:426.1 Election commissioners; compensation
RS 18:427 Watchers
RS 18:428 Law enforcement assistance to commissioners
RS 18:431 Commissioners; courses of instruction; certificates; reports; list of certified persons furnished by parish board of election supervisors
RS 18:431.1 Examinations for courses of instruction
RS 18:432 Repealed by acts 1988, no. 907, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1989.
RS 18:433 Commissioners-in-charge; course of instruction, selection; commission; disqualification; replacement
RS 18:434 Commissioners and alternate commissioners; selection; commission; disqualification; replacement
RS 18:435 Watchers; appointment and commission
RS 18:436 Election officials at certain special elections
RS 18:441 Recognition
RS 18:442 Organization
RS 18:443 State central committee
RS 18:443.1 State central committee; composition and apportionment
RS 18:443.2 State central committee of a recognized political party with thirty percent or less voter registration; election; composition and apportionment
RS 18:444 Parish executive committees
RS 18:445 Parish executive committees; formation in parishes where no committee has been elected
RS 18:445.1 Political party committees; election
RS 18:446 Candidates for membership on political party committees; method of qualifying for a primary election
RS 18:447 Parish executive committees; fundraising
RS 18:451 Qualifications of candidates
RS 18:451.1 Local ordinances affecting the qualifications of candidates
RS 18:451.2 Qualifications of candidates for sheriff, tax assessor, and clerk of court
RS 18:451.3 Displaced persons seeking to qualify; domicile, residence
RS 18:452 Classification of candidates
RS 18:453 Dual candidacy
RS 18:461 Manner of qualifying
RS 18:462 Officials with whom candidates qualify
RS 18:463 Notice of candidacy; financial disclosure; political advertising; penalties
RS 18:464 Qualifying fees; additional fees imposed by political party committees; financial statements
RS 18:465 Nominating petitions
RS 18:466 Time for qualifying in a primary election
RS 18:467 Opening of qualifying period
RS 18:467.1 Opening of qualifying period in event of change of date for primary election
RS 18:468 Close of the qualifying period
RS 18:469 Reopening of qualifying period; effect
RS 18:470 Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitions
RS 18:470.1 List of candidates
RS 18:471 Acts performed with or by clerk of court
RS 18:481 Candidates who qualify for a general election
RS 18:482 Number of candidates who may qualify for a general election
RS 18:483 Effect of tie vote in a primary election
RS 18:491 Standing to object to candidacy
RS 18:492 Grounds for an objection to candidacy
RS 18:493 Time for objecting to candidacy
RS 18:494 Effect of sustaining an objection to candidacy
RS 18:495 Initiation of action by district attorney; attorney general; court costs and attorney fees
RS 18:501 Procedure for withdrawal; refund of qualifying fees
RS 18:502 Effect of withdrawal
RS 18:503 Notice of withdrawal and disqualification
RS 18:511 Election of candidates in a primary election
RS 18:512 Election of candidates in a general election
RS 18:513 Certification of candidates elected
RS 18:514 Parish with municipality population of four hundred seventy-five thousand or more; municipal and parochial officers; date of taking office
RS 18:521 Qualifications of voters
RS 18:522 Number of candidates for whom a voter may vote
RS 18:531 Places for voting in primary and general elections
RS 18:531.1 Exception to opening polls; alternative voting locations
RS 18:532 Establishment of precincts
RS 18:532.1 Changing boundaries
RS 18:533 Establishment and location of polling places; responsibility for acts or omissions
RS 18:534 Change of polling places
RS 18:535 Notice of location of precincts and polling places
RS 18:536 Notice of change of location of polling place
RS 18:537 Enforcement, venue; penalty
RS 18:541 Opening and closing of the polls
RS 18:542 Termination of voting
RS 18:551 Ballots
RS 18:552 Election materials
RS 18:553 Inspection and preparation of voting machines at polling places; precinct registers and supplemental list
RS 18:553.1 Inspection and preparation of paging ballot electronic voting machines at polling places
RS 18:561 Poll lists
RS 18:562 Prerequisites to voting
RS 18:563 Procedure for voting
RS 18:564 Assistance in voting on election day
RS 18:565 Challenge of voters
RS 18:566 Provisional voting for federal office; polling place and in-person absentee
RS 18:566.1 Provisional voting for federal office; order for extension of poll hours during an election for federal office
RS 18:566.2 Tabulation and counting of provisional ballots for federal office
RS 18:567 Administrative complaint procedure; scope
RS 18:567.1 Definitions
RS 18:567.2 Filing a complaint
RS 18:567.3 Processing of complaint
RS 18:567.4 Computation of time
RS 18:567.5 Exemption
RS 18:567.6 Judicial review
RS 18:571 Counting and tabulating the votes
RS 18:572 Transmission of election returns; voting machine keys; machine certificates
RS 18:573 Evidence of election results
RS 18:574 Compilation and promulgation of returns
RS 18:575 Official results of a primary or general election
RS 18:576 Election night returns
RS 18:581 Definitions
RS 18:582 Applicability
RS 18:583 Procedure for anticipated vacancies
RS 18:584 Repealed by acts 1980, no. 792, 3, eff. jan. 1, 1981; acts 1981, no. 76, 2, eff. june 26, 1981
RS 18:585 Procedure for vacancies
RS 18:591 Vacancy in office of elective members of state boards and commissions
RS 18:601 Vacancy in office of state legislators; legislative service
RS 18:602 Vacancies in certain local and municipal offices; exceptions
RS 18:603 Persons designated to assume duties of vacant offices; salary and emoluments; power to appoint
RS 18:604 Marshal of city or municipal court; temporary absence; vacancy
RS 18:621 Vacancy in office of judge
RS 18:651 Applicability
RS 18:652 Retirements and resignations
RS 18:653 Transmission of notices of retirements and resignations
RS 18:654 Effect of filing of resignations
RS 18:671 Judgment declaring office vacant
RS 18:672 Filing of complaint
RS 18:673 Official's opinion
RS 18:674 Procedure
RS 18:675 Subpart not exclusive
RS 18:1251 National elections
RS 18:1252 Qualifications
RS 18:1253 Nominating by political parties; certificates of nomination
RS 18:1254 Slates of independent candidates; nominating petitions and qualifying by payment of qualifying fees
RS 18:1255 Filing nominating petitions
RS 18:1256 Withdrawal of candidate
RS 18:1257 Objections to certificates of nomination, nominating petitions, and notices of candidacy for those qualifying by payment of fee
RS 18:1258 Vacancy in nomination; procedure; death of candidate
RS 18:1259 Arrangement of ballot; designation of party candidates
RS 18:1260 Votes for presidential electors
RS 18:1261 Determination of election results; tie vote; issuance of certificate
RS 18:1262 Credentials of electors
RS 18:1263 Meeting of electors
RS 18:1264 Vacancies; procedure
RS 18:1265 Compensation
RS 18:1271 Applicable laws
RS 18:1272 United states senators, representatives in congress; time of electing
RS 18:1273 Opening and closing of qualifications for candidates for united states senators and representatives in congress
RS 18:1274 Declaration of candidacy by congressional candidates
RS 18:1275 United states senator and representative in congress; qualifications
RS 18:1275.1 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.2 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.3 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.4 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.5 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.6 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.7 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.8 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.9 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.10 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.11 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.12 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.13 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.14 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.15 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.16 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.17 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.18 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.19 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.20 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.21 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.22 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.23 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.24 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1276 Congressional districts
RS 18:1276.1 Repealed by acts 2001, 2nd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 3, 2003.
RS 18:1276.2 Repealed by acts 1992, no. 42, 4, eff. june 1, 1992.
RS 18:1276.3 Repealed by acts 1994, 2nd ex. sess., no. 1, 2, eff. april 25, 1994.
RS 18:1277 Certification of votes cast for united states senator and representative in congress
RS 18:1278 Vacancies; united states senator
RS 18:1279 Vacancies; representatives in congress
RS 18:1280 Contests
RS 18:1280.21 Presidential preference primary election
RS 18:1280.22 Candidates; procedure for qualifying
RS 18:1280.23 Conduct of election
RS 18:1280.24 Arrangement of ballot
RS 18:1280.25 Voting according to party affiliation
RS 18:1280.26 Repealed by acts 1983, no. 681, 2, eff. july 21, 1983.
RS 18:1280.27 Delegates to political party conventions; selection; oaths; voting; allocation among presidential nominees
RS 18:1281 Statement of purpose
RS 18:1282 Political subdivision defined
RS 18:1283 Elections
RS 18:1284 Resolution calling election; proposition
RS 18:1285 Notice of election
RS 18:1286 Polling places; election officers
RS 18:1286.1 Authority to consolidate polling places; reduce number of election officials
RS 18:1287 Election officers; substitutes
RS 18:1288 Election officers; oaths
RS 18:1289 Penalty for violations
RS 18:1290 Qualification of voters
RS 18:1291 Voting
RS 18:1292 Canvass of returns
RS 18:1293 Proces verbal
RS 18:1294 Contests
RS 18:1295 Special election to increase interest rate
RS 18:1296 Repealed by acts 1984, no. 672, 3.
RS 18:1299 Applicability
RS 18:1299.1 Statement of question or proposition to be voted on; statement length
RS 18:1300 Procedures; notice of election; expenses
RS 18:1300.1 Recall authorized
RS 18:1300.2 Petition for recall election; campaign finance disclosure
RS 18:1300.3 Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; form of names
RS 18:1300.4 Signature to recall petition
RS 18:1300.5 Chairman and vice chairman designated in petition; petition designated as a public record
RS 18:1300.6 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 797, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1300.7 Governor to order election; proclamation; publication
RS 18:1300.8 Voting area
RS 18:1300.9 Recall elections, conduct in accordance with election code
RS 18:1300.10 Commissioners of election
RS 18:1300.11 Preparation of ballots; marking of ballots
RS 18:1300.12 Results of election
RS 18:1300.13 Declaration of vacancy
RS 18:1300.14 Failure of recall
RS 18:1300.15 Recall proceedings involving governor or secretary of state
RS 18:1300.16 Penalty
RS 18:1300.17 Right to contest preserved
RS 18:1300.21 Discontinuance of certain gaming activities, except as continued by local election
RS 18:1300.22 Calling of gaming elections as required by the constitution
RS 18:1300.23 Riverboat gaming election; procedure; bossier parish
RS 18:1300.31 Petition for neighborhood crime prevention and security district and parcel fee
RS 18:1300.32 Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; form of names
RS 18:1300.33 Appropriate local governing authority to order election
RS 18:1301 Applicability
RS 18:1302 Definitions
RS 18:1303 Persons entitled to vote in compliance with this chapter
RS 18:1304 Repealed by acts 2005, no. 220, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2006.
RS 18:1305 Voting at polls prohibited
RS 18:1306 Preparation and distribution of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
RS 18:1307 Application by mail
RS 18:1307.1 Application by person serving on sequestered jury
RS 18:1307.2 Procedure for absentee voting by member of sequestered jury
RS 18:1308 Absentee voting by mail
RS 18:1308.1 Absentee voting by person serving on sequestered jury
RS 18:1308.2 Voting absentee by mail for presidential candidates and congressional candidates
RS 18:1308.3 Special provision for temporarily displaced persons
RS 18:1309 Early voting application and early voting
RS 18:1309.1 Notice of preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machines
RS 18:1309.2 Program for the conduct of early voting at additional locations
RS 18:1309.3 Assistance in voting during early voting
RS 18:1310 Execution of certificate; marking of ballot; casting vote; assistance
RS 18:1311 List of absentee voters; posting; delivery of alphabetized list to precincts; supplements
RS 18:1312 Retention of ballots at registrar's office
RS 18:1313 Tabulation and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
RS 18:1314 Absentee by mail and early voting commissioners
RS 18:1315 Challenge of absentee by mail or early voting ballot
RS 18:1316 Rejection of ballot having distinguishing marks
RS 18:1317 Death of voter prior to opening of polls
RS 18:1318 Applicability of election laws
RS 18:1321 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. january 1, 2010.
RS 18:1325 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:1331 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1332 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1333 Voting by persons confined to a nursing home
RS 18:1334 Electioneering in connection with voting in nursing homes; enforcement; penalty
RS 18:1335 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1351 Definitions
RS 18:1352 Use of voting machines throughout state; exception for absentee by mail and early voting
RS 18:1353 Secretary of state; powers and duties; voting machines; voter registration
RS 18:1354 Parish custodian of voting machines; powers and duties; appointment of deputy custodians
RS 18:1355 Construction and equipment of machines; requirements
RS 18:1356 Repealed by acts 1987, no. 831, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1988.
RS 18:1361 Approval of machines and equipment; certificate; expenses of examination
RS 18:1362 Method of acquiring voting machines; parts and supplies; and of contracting for the maintenance of voting machines
RS 18:1363 Number of machines; allocation to precincts; exception; reserve machines
RS 18:1364 Placement and sufficiency of voting machines and counting equipment for absentee by mail and early voting
RS 18:1365 Procedures; direct record electronic voting machines
RS 18:1371 Delivery and return of machines and supplies; contract; time of delivery
RS 18:1372 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 369, §4, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1373 Notice of preparation of machines for election; preparation of machines for election; testing and adjusting; examination by candidate or his representative; securing and sealing machines
RS 18:1374 Equipment of polling places; location of machines
RS 18:1375 Duplicate keys
RS 18:1376 Release of voting machines; return to warehouse; retention of totals; clearing machines and election result cartridges
RS 18:1381 Repealed by acts 1983, no. 681, 2, eff. july 21, 1983.
RS 18:1382 Apportionment of expenses
RS 18:1391 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1392 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1393 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1394 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1395 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1396 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1397 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1398 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1399 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1400.1 Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursement
RS 18:1400.2 Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursement
RS 18:1400.3 Election expenses incurred by clerks of court and registrars of voters; payment by secretary of state; payment by governing authorities
RS 18:1400.4 Elections costs for parish boards of election supervisors; payment of compensation; reimbursement; expenses
RS 18:1400.5 Costs and expenses of a presidential preference primary election
RS 18:1400.6 Costs and expenses of primary and general elections
RS 18:1400.7 Election expenses
RS 18:1400.8 Expenses incurred by registrars of voters conducting early voting; payment by secretary of state
RS 18:1400.21 Help louisiana vote fund
RS 18:1401 Objections to candidacy, contests of elections, contests of certification of recall petition; parties authorized to institute actions
RS 18:1402 Proper parties
RS 18:1403 Jurisdiction
RS 18:1404 Venue
RS 18:1405 Time for commencement of action
RS 18:1406 Petition; answer; notification
RS 18:1407 Appointment of agent for service of process
RS 18:1408 Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed
RS 18:1409 Trial; decision; appeal
RS 18:1410 Judgments in objection to candidacy, election contest, or contest of certification of recall petition; transmittal of certified copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1411 Depositions
RS 18:1412 Pleadings alleging fraud in conduct of election; delivery to attorney general and district attorney
RS 18:1413 Computation of time
RS 18:1414 Code of civil procedure
RS 18:1415 Discovery prior to filing a suit contesting an election
RS 18:1431 Fraudulent or illegal votes; uncounted votes; determination of election result
RS 18:1432 Remedies
RS 18:1433 Revote in precincts where voting machine malfunctions if result cannot be otherwise ascertained
RS 18:1433.1 Revote in elections where precinct contained multiple election districts if result cannot be otherwise ascertained
RS 18:1434 Waiver of objections to voter qualifications when voter is not challenged at the election
RS 18:1435 Votes reported due to tabulation error; determination of result
RS 18:1451 Recount of absentee by mail and early voting ballots authorized
RS 18:1452 Costs of recount
RS 18:1453 Recount procedure
RS 18:1461 Bribery of voters; penalties
RS 18:1461.1 Coercion; prohibited practices; penalties
RS 18:1462 Acts prohibited during early voting or on election day; electioneering; intimidation; exceptions; enforcement; penalties
RS 18:1463 Political material; ethics; prohibitions
RS 18:1463.1 Telephone campaign communications; disclosure
RS 18:1464 Excessive charge for political advertisements prohibited; penalty
RS 18:1465 Prohibited use of public funds
RS 18:1466 Definitions
RS 18:1467 Conviction in fraudulent vote cases; prohibition from employment in elections
RS 18:1468 Contributions in return for endorsement; prohibition
RS 18:1469 Bribery of a candidate; crime defined; penalty
RS 18:1470 Political advertising; prohibition
RS 18:1471 Temporary restraining order; notice; hearing
RS 18:1472 Election offenses informational packet for candidates
RS 18:1481 Election campaign finance
RS 18:1482 Statement of purpose
RS 18:1483 Definitions
RS 18:1484 Disclosure reports; persons required to file
RS 18:1485 Filing; receipt by supervisory committee; special penalties
RS 18:1486 Proposition elections; required reports; recall elections
RS 18:1487 Reports, name and address
RS 18:1491.1 Registration of political committees
RS 18:1491.2 Statement of dissolution
RS 18:1491.3 Principal campaign committees; subsidiary committees; consolidation of reports
RS 18:1491.4 Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
RS 18:1491.5 Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
RS 18:1491.6 Reports required; reporting times and periods
RS 18:1491.7 Reports; contents
RS 18:1491.8 Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
RS 18:1491.9 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 297, 2.
RS 18:1495.1 Report through committee
RS 18:1495.2 Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
RS 18:1495.3 Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
RS 18:1495.4 Reports required; reporting times and periods; extension
RS 18:1495.5 Reports; contents
RS 18:1495.6 Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
RS 18:1495.7 Financial disclosure statements
RS 18:1501.1 Reports by persons not candidates or committees
RS 18:1501.2 Repealed by acts 2008, no. 821, §2, eff. july 8, 2008.
RS 18:1505.1 Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly
RS 18:1505.2 Contributions; expenditures; certain prohibitions and limitations
RS 18:1505.3 Subterfuge to avoid compliance with chapter
RS 18:1505.4 Civil penalties; failure to file; timely and accurate filing; forfeiture
RS 18:1505.5 Civil penalties; violations of chapter
RS 18:1505.6 Criminal penalties
RS 18:1511.1 Supervisory committee on campaign finance disclosure/board of ethics; functions; compensation; immunity
RS 18:1511.2 Supervisory committee; rule-making authority; advisory opinions
RS 18:1511.3 Filing of reports; forms; notice
RS 18:1511.4 Supervisory committee; investigations
RS 18:1511.5 Procedure for enforcement; civil
RS 18:1511.6 Procedures for enforcement; criminal
RS 18:1511.7 Venue
RS 18:1511.8 Secrecy of proceedings
RS 18:1511.9 Immunity from prosecution; prohibition
RS 18:1511.10 False complaints
RS 18:1511.11 Precedence of actions; limitation of actions
RS 18:1511.12 Legislative intent
RS 18:1531 Transportation of voters
RS 18:1532 Disclosure of expenditures for election day
RS 18:1651 Registrars of voters
RS 18:1901 Census data for reapportionment
RS 18:1902 State liaison
RS 18:1903 Precincts; boundary changes
RS 18:1904 Cooperation of state agencies and officials
RS 18:1905 Cooperation of local governments and officials
RS 18:1906 Tabulation for reapportionment; legislature
RS 18:1907 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 1137, 1.
RS 18:1921 Applicability
RS 18:1922 Time for reapportionment; submission under voting rights act
RS 18:1923 Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctions
RS 18:1941 Voting rights act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1942 Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to voting rights act; copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1951 Maps of reapportioned districts; department of transportation and development
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RS 18 Title 18.louisiana election code
RS 18:1 Title 18louisiana election code
RS 18:2 Definitions
RS 18:3 Petitions submitted to registrars of voters
RS 18:16 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 451, §1, eff. jan. 12, 2004.
RS 18:17 Blank
RS 18:18 Secretary of state; powers and duties
RS 18:18.1 Political activities prohibited
RS 18:18.2 Certain political activities prohibited; secretary of state
RS 18:19 Contracts for storage of voting machines; public bid; negotiation
RS 18:20 Contracts for a signature digitization/verification system
RS 18:21 Blank
RS 18:22 Blank
RS 18:23 State board of election supervisors
RS 18:24 Powers and duties; authority to intervene in actions
RS 18:25 Annual reports
RS 18:26 Repealed by acts 1988, no. 831, 2.
RS 18:27 Political activities prohibited
RS 18:31 State voter registration computer system; parish computer system
RS 18:41 Louisiana elections integrity; administration of part
RS 18:42 Rule making power
RS 18:43 Investigations and hearings; certain elections
RS 18:44 Contesting election; referral for prosecution
RS 18:45 Limitations on powers and duties of board
RS 18:46 Annual reports
RS 18:47 Staff; assistance to board
RS 18:49.1 Elections compliance unit; powers and duties
RS 18:51 Registrar for each parish; appointment; tenure; books and records; commission; bond and oath
RS 18:52 Qualification of registrars
RS 18:53 Tenure; removal from office; may not be own immediate successor
RS 18:54 Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bond
RS 18:55 Compensation of registrar of voters; amount and manner of payment; reduction during tenure prohibited; prohibited increase
RS 18:56 Salary supplement
RS 18:57 Reduction of compensation while holding office or employment prohibited
RS 18:58 Powers and duties of registrars
RS 18:59 Deputies, confidential assistants, and other permanent office employees; temporary employees; appointment and compensation; prohibited increase in compensation
RS 18:59.1 Payment of state portion of salaries and expenses of registrars; secretary of state
RS 18:59.2 Number of employee positions established; increase; decrease
RS 18:59.3 Registrar of voters and unclassified employees; increased salary mandated; additional increase authorized
RS 18:59.4 The louisiana voter registration administrators' certification program; requirements; compensation
RS 18:60 Removal of deputies and employees
RS 18:61 Deputy acting for registrar; administration of oaths
RS 18:61.1 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:61.2 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:62 Political activities prohibited
RS 18:63 Ineligibility to hold elective or appointive public office
RS 18:64 Attorney general as legal adviser to registrar
RS 18:101 Registration to vote; qualifications; more than one residence; presidential elections
RS 18:101.1 Verification of registration information
RS 18:102 Ineligible persons
RS 18:102.1 Persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilities
RS 18:103 Personal appearance of applicant required; exceptions
RS 18:104 Application for registration; form
RS 18:105 Establishment of identity; proof of naturalization of foreign-born applicant
RS 18:106 Physical disability; inability to write english; language minority groups; execution of documents; assistance
RS 18:106.1 Change of registration for disabled voters and documentation establishing disability
RS 18:107 Party affiliation not required for registration; change in party affiliation
RS 18:108 Prior registration; surrender of certificate or notice of registration before new registration; change of place of registration
RS 18:109 Notice of registration and change in registration
RS 18:110 Removal from precinct; removal from parish
RS 18:111 Change of name
RS 18:112 Endorsement of changes
RS 18:113 Denial of registration; remedies of applicant
RS 18:114 Registration at driver's license facilities
RS 18:115 Registration by mail
RS 18:115.1 Electronic registration
RS 18:116 Voter registration agencies
RS 18:117 Training for accepting voter registration applications
RS 18:131 Place of registration; office and mobile registration unit defined
RS 18:132 Offices furnished registrar; supplies; expenses
RS 18:133 Branch offices; mobile registration units; mandatory registration drives
RS 18:133.1 Temporary branch office; deputy registrar; appointment; compensation
RS 18:134 Office hours
RS 18:135 Close of registration
RS 18:135.1 Close of voter registration; plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approval
RS 18:151 Custody of records
RS 18:152 Required records
RS 18:152.1 Destruction of records of the registrar of voters
RS 18:153 Tax rolls
RS 18:154 Records open to inspection; copying; exceptions
RS 18:155 Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remedies
RS 18:156 Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of records
RS 18:157 Delivery of precinct registers to election authorities
RS 18:158 Retention of absentee ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal elections
RS 18:171 Report of convictions of felony
RS 18:171.1 Conviction of felony in federal court; notification
RS 18:172 Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence
RS 18:173 Deaths
RS 18:174 Changes of name; remarriage
RS 18:175 Voting list from department of state
RS 18:176 Suspension and cancellation of registration and challenge of unlawful registration on the basis of reports
RS 18:177 Reinstatement of registration after suspension
RS 18:177.1 Satisfaction of order of imprisonment; provision of information relative to registaration and reinstatement
RS 18:178 Notification on jury venire
RS 18:191 Permanent registration
RS 18:192 Annual canvass; costs
RS 18:193 Challenge and cancellation of registration; notice; procedures
RS 18:194 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:195 Challenge of registrants in the united states service or temporarily residing outside united states
RS 18:196 Inactive list of voters; procedure for voting
RS 18:196.1 Repealed by acts 1979, no. 229, 5, eff. july 13, 1979
RS 18:197 Registration; cancellation
RS 18:198 Change of residence or change in address; inquiry by registrar; change of records
RS 18:199 New registration necessary after cancellation
RS 18:200 Definition of affidavit
RS 18:201 Change of address caused by action of a parish or municipal governing authority; use of information furnished by u.s. postal service
RS 18:221 Mandatory duties of registrar; ministerial character; compelling performance by mandamus or other process; appeal
RS 18:401 Purpose and nature of primary and general elections
RS 18:401.1 Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency plan
RS 18:401.2 Relocation of polling places; state of emergency
RS 18:401.3 Emergency plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approval
RS 18:401.4 Early voting in other parishes
RS 18:402 Dates of primary and general elections
RS 18:403 Election records and papers; preservation; public record
RS 18:404 Repealed by acts 1987, no. 831, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1988.
RS 18:411 Applicability of part
RS 18:412 Commissioners; courses of instruction
RS 18:413 Opening and closing of qualifying period
RS 18:414 Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitions
RS 18:415 Campaign finance disclosure act reporting forms
RS 18:416 Refund of qualifying fees
RS 18:417 Proposition elections; procedures
RS 18:421 Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state
RS 18:422 Clerks of court; deputy clerks and other employees of the clerk
RS 18:423 Parish boards of election supervisors
RS 18:424 Commissioners-in-charge
RS 18:425 Commissioners
RS 18:425.1 Consolidation of polling places; reduction of voting machines and election officials
RS 18:425.2 Commissioners; split hours
RS 18:426 Alternate commissioners; qualifications, powers, and duties; oath and compensation
RS 18:426.1 Election commissioners; compensation
RS 18:427 Watchers
RS 18:428 Law enforcement assistance to commissioners
RS 18:431 Commissioners; courses of instruction; certificates; reports; list of certified persons furnished by parish board of election supervisors
RS 18:431.1 Examinations for courses of instruction
RS 18:432 Repealed by acts 1988, no. 907, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1989.
RS 18:433 Commissioners-in-charge; course of instruction, selection; commission; disqualification; replacement
RS 18:434 Commissioners and alternate commissioners; selection; commission; disqualification; replacement
RS 18:435 Watchers; appointment and commission
RS 18:436 Election officials at certain special elections
RS 18:441 Recognition
RS 18:442 Organization
RS 18:443 State central committee
RS 18:443.1 State central committee; composition and apportionment
RS 18:443.2 State central committee of a recognized political party with thirty percent or less voter registration; election; composition and apportionment
RS 18:444 Parish executive committees
RS 18:445 Parish executive committees; formation in parishes where no committee has been elected
RS 18:445.1 Political party committees; election
RS 18:446 Candidates for membership on political party committees; method of qualifying for a primary election
RS 18:447 Parish executive committees; fundraising
RS 18:451 Qualifications of candidates
RS 18:451.1 Local ordinances affecting the qualifications of candidates
RS 18:451.2 Qualifications of candidates for sheriff, tax assessor, and clerk of court
RS 18:451.3 Displaced persons seeking to qualify; domicile, residence
RS 18:452 Classification of candidates
RS 18:453 Dual candidacy
RS 18:461 Manner of qualifying
RS 18:462 Officials with whom candidates qualify
RS 18:463 Notice of candidacy; financial disclosure; political advertising; penalties
RS 18:464 Qualifying fees; additional fees imposed by political party committees; financial statements
RS 18:465 Nominating petitions
RS 18:466 Time for qualifying in a primary election
RS 18:467 Opening of qualifying period
RS 18:467.1 Opening of qualifying period in event of change of date for primary election
RS 18:468 Close of the qualifying period
RS 18:469 Reopening of qualifying period; effect
RS 18:470 Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitions
RS 18:470.1 List of candidates
RS 18:471 Acts performed with or by clerk of court
RS 18:481 Candidates who qualify for a general election
RS 18:482 Number of candidates who may qualify for a general election
RS 18:483 Effect of tie vote in a primary election
RS 18:491 Standing to object to candidacy
RS 18:492 Grounds for an objection to candidacy
RS 18:493 Time for objecting to candidacy
RS 18:494 Effect of sustaining an objection to candidacy
RS 18:495 Initiation of action by district attorney; attorney general; court costs and attorney fees
RS 18:501 Procedure for withdrawal; refund of qualifying fees
RS 18:502 Effect of withdrawal
RS 18:503 Notice of withdrawal and disqualification
RS 18:511 Election of candidates in a primary election
RS 18:512 Election of candidates in a general election
RS 18:513 Certification of candidates elected
RS 18:514 Parish with municipality population of four hundred seventy-five thousand or more; municipal and parochial officers; date of taking office
RS 18:521 Qualifications of voters
RS 18:522 Number of candidates for whom a voter may vote
RS 18:531 Places for voting in primary and general elections
RS 18:531.1 Exception to opening polls; alternative voting locations
RS 18:532 Establishment of precincts
RS 18:532.1 Changing boundaries
RS 18:533 Establishment and location of polling places; responsibility for acts or omissions
RS 18:534 Change of polling places
RS 18:535 Notice of location of precincts and polling places
RS 18:536 Notice of change of location of polling place
RS 18:537 Enforcement, venue; penalty
RS 18:541 Opening and closing of the polls
RS 18:542 Termination of voting
RS 18:551 Ballots
RS 18:552 Election materials
RS 18:553 Inspection and preparation of voting machines at polling places; precinct registers and supplemental list
RS 18:553.1 Inspection and preparation of paging ballot electronic voting machines at polling places
RS 18:561 Poll lists
RS 18:562 Prerequisites to voting
RS 18:563 Procedure for voting
RS 18:564 Assistance in voting on election day
RS 18:565 Challenge of voters
RS 18:566 Provisional voting for federal office; polling place and in-person absentee
RS 18:566.1 Provisional voting for federal office; order for extension of poll hours during an election for federal office
RS 18:566.2 Tabulation and counting of provisional ballots for federal office
RS 18:567 Administrative complaint procedure; scope
RS 18:567.1 Definitions
RS 18:567.2 Filing a complaint
RS 18:567.3 Processing of complaint
RS 18:567.4 Computation of time
RS 18:567.5 Exemption
RS 18:567.6 Judicial review
RS 18:571 Counting and tabulating the votes
RS 18:572 Transmission of election returns; voting machine keys; machine certificates
RS 18:573 Evidence of election results
RS 18:574 Compilation and promulgation of returns
RS 18:575 Official results of a primary or general election
RS 18:576 Election night returns
RS 18:581 Definitions
RS 18:582 Applicability
RS 18:583 Procedure for anticipated vacancies
RS 18:584 Repealed by acts 1980, no. 792, 3, eff. jan. 1, 1981; acts 1981, no. 76, 2, eff. june 26, 1981
RS 18:585 Procedure for vacancies
RS 18:591 Vacancy in office of elective members of state boards and commissions
RS 18:601 Vacancy in office of state legislators; legislative service
RS 18:602 Vacancies in certain local and municipal offices; exceptions
RS 18:603 Persons designated to assume duties of vacant offices; salary and emoluments; power to appoint
RS 18:604 Marshal of city or municipal court; temporary absence; vacancy
RS 18:621 Vacancy in office of judge
RS 18:651 Applicability
RS 18:652 Retirements and resignations
RS 18:653 Transmission of notices of retirements and resignations
RS 18:654 Effect of filing of resignations
RS 18:671 Judgment declaring office vacant
RS 18:672 Filing of complaint
RS 18:673 Official's opinion
RS 18:674 Procedure
RS 18:675 Subpart not exclusive
RS 18:1251 National elections
RS 18:1252 Qualifications
RS 18:1253 Nominating by political parties; certificates of nomination
RS 18:1254 Slates of independent candidates; nominating petitions and qualifying by payment of qualifying fees
RS 18:1255 Filing nominating petitions
RS 18:1256 Withdrawal of candidate
RS 18:1257 Objections to certificates of nomination, nominating petitions, and notices of candidacy for those qualifying by payment of fee
RS 18:1258 Vacancy in nomination; procedure; death of candidate
RS 18:1259 Arrangement of ballot; designation of party candidates
RS 18:1260 Votes for presidential electors
RS 18:1261 Determination of election results; tie vote; issuance of certificate
RS 18:1262 Credentials of electors
RS 18:1263 Meeting of electors
RS 18:1264 Vacancies; procedure
RS 18:1265 Compensation
RS 18:1271 Applicable laws
RS 18:1272 United states senators, representatives in congress; time of electing
RS 18:1273 Opening and closing of qualifications for candidates for united states senators and representatives in congress
RS 18:1274 Declaration of candidacy by congressional candidates
RS 18:1275 United states senator and representative in congress; qualifications
RS 18:1275.1 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.2 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.3 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.4 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.5 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.6 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.7 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.8 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.9 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.10 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.11 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.12 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.13 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.14 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.15 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.16 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.17 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.18 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.19 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.20 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.21 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.22 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.23 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.24 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1276 Congressional districts
RS 18:1276.1 Repealed by acts 2001, 2nd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 3, 2003.
RS 18:1276.2 Repealed by acts 1992, no. 42, 4, eff. june 1, 1992.
RS 18:1276.3 Repealed by acts 1994, 2nd ex. sess., no. 1, 2, eff. april 25, 1994.
RS 18:1277 Certification of votes cast for united states senator and representative in congress
RS 18:1278 Vacancies; united states senator
RS 18:1279 Vacancies; representatives in congress
RS 18:1280 Contests
RS 18:1280.21 Presidential preference primary election
RS 18:1280.22 Candidates; procedure for qualifying
RS 18:1280.23 Conduct of election
RS 18:1280.24 Arrangement of ballot
RS 18:1280.25 Voting according to party affiliation
RS 18:1280.26 Repealed by acts 1983, no. 681, 2, eff. july 21, 1983.
RS 18:1280.27 Delegates to political party conventions; selection; oaths; voting; allocation among presidential nominees
RS 18:1281 Statement of purpose
RS 18:1282 Political subdivision defined
RS 18:1283 Elections
RS 18:1284 Resolution calling election; proposition
RS 18:1285 Notice of election
RS 18:1286 Polling places; election officers
RS 18:1286.1 Authority to consolidate polling places; reduce number of election officials
RS 18:1287 Election officers; substitutes
RS 18:1288 Election officers; oaths
RS 18:1289 Penalty for violations
RS 18:1290 Qualification of voters
RS 18:1291 Voting
RS 18:1292 Canvass of returns
RS 18:1293 Proces verbal
RS 18:1294 Contests
RS 18:1295 Special election to increase interest rate
RS 18:1296 Repealed by acts 1984, no. 672, 3.
RS 18:1299 Applicability
RS 18:1299.1 Statement of question or proposition to be voted on; statement length
RS 18:1300 Procedures; notice of election; expenses
RS 18:1300.1 Recall authorized
RS 18:1300.2 Petition for recall election; campaign finance disclosure
RS 18:1300.3 Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; form of names
RS 18:1300.4 Signature to recall petition
RS 18:1300.5 Chairman and vice chairman designated in petition; petition designated as a public record
RS 18:1300.6 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 797, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1300.7 Governor to order election; proclamation; publication
RS 18:1300.8 Voting area
RS 18:1300.9 Recall elections, conduct in accordance with election code
RS 18:1300.10 Commissioners of election
RS 18:1300.11 Preparation of ballots; marking of ballots
RS 18:1300.12 Results of election
RS 18:1300.13 Declaration of vacancy
RS 18:1300.14 Failure of recall
RS 18:1300.15 Recall proceedings involving governor or secretary of state
RS 18:1300.16 Penalty
RS 18:1300.17 Right to contest preserved
RS 18:1300.21 Discontinuance of certain gaming activities, except as continued by local election
RS 18:1300.22 Calling of gaming elections as required by the constitution
RS 18:1300.23 Riverboat gaming election; procedure; bossier parish
RS 18:1300.31 Petition for neighborhood crime prevention and security district and parcel fee
RS 18:1300.32 Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; form of names
RS 18:1300.33 Appropriate local governing authority to order election
RS 18:1301 Applicability
RS 18:1302 Definitions
RS 18:1303 Persons entitled to vote in compliance with this chapter
RS 18:1304 Repealed by acts 2005, no. 220, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2006.
RS 18:1305 Voting at polls prohibited
RS 18:1306 Preparation and distribution of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
RS 18:1307 Application by mail
RS 18:1307.1 Application by person serving on sequestered jury
RS 18:1307.2 Procedure for absentee voting by member of sequestered jury
RS 18:1308 Absentee voting by mail
RS 18:1308.1 Absentee voting by person serving on sequestered jury
RS 18:1308.2 Voting absentee by mail for presidential candidates and congressional candidates
RS 18:1308.3 Special provision for temporarily displaced persons
RS 18:1309 Early voting application and early voting
RS 18:1309.1 Notice of preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machines
RS 18:1309.2 Program for the conduct of early voting at additional locations
RS 18:1309.3 Assistance in voting during early voting
RS 18:1310 Execution of certificate; marking of ballot; casting vote; assistance
RS 18:1311 List of absentee voters; posting; delivery of alphabetized list to precincts; supplements
RS 18:1312 Retention of ballots at registrar's office
RS 18:1313 Tabulation and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
RS 18:1314 Absentee by mail and early voting commissioners
RS 18:1315 Challenge of absentee by mail or early voting ballot
RS 18:1316 Rejection of ballot having distinguishing marks
RS 18:1317 Death of voter prior to opening of polls
RS 18:1318 Applicability of election laws
RS 18:1321 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. january 1, 2010.
RS 18:1325 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:1331 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1332 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1333 Voting by persons confined to a nursing home
RS 18:1334 Electioneering in connection with voting in nursing homes; enforcement; penalty
RS 18:1335 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1351 Definitions
RS 18:1352 Use of voting machines throughout state; exception for absentee by mail and early voting
RS 18:1353 Secretary of state; powers and duties; voting machines; voter registration
RS 18:1354 Parish custodian of voting machines; powers and duties; appointment of deputy custodians
RS 18:1355 Construction and equipment of machines; requirements
RS 18:1356 Repealed by acts 1987, no. 831, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1988.
RS 18:1361 Approval of machines and equipment; certificate; expenses of examination
RS 18:1362 Method of acquiring voting machines; parts and supplies; and of contracting for the maintenance of voting machines
RS 18:1363 Number of machines; allocation to precincts; exception; reserve machines
RS 18:1364 Placement and sufficiency of voting machines and counting equipment for absentee by mail and early voting
RS 18:1365 Procedures; direct record electronic voting machines
RS 18:1371 Delivery and return of machines and supplies; contract; time of delivery
RS 18:1372 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 369, §4, eff. jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1373 Notice of preparation of machines for election; preparation of machines for election; testing and adjusting; examination by candidate or his representative; securing and sealing machines
RS 18:1374 Equipment of polling places; location of machines
RS 18:1375 Duplicate keys
RS 18:1376 Release of voting machines; return to warehouse; retention of totals; clearing machines and election result cartridges
RS 18:1381 Repealed by acts 1983, no. 681, 2, eff. july 21, 1983.
RS 18:1382 Apportionment of expenses
RS 18:1391 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1392 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1393 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1394 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1395 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1396 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1397 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1398 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1399 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.
RS 18:1400.1 Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursement
RS 18:1400.2 Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursement
RS 18:1400.3 Election expenses incurred by clerks of court and registrars of voters; payment by secretary of state; payment by governing authorities
RS 18:1400.4 Elections costs for parish boards of election supervisors; payment of compensation; reimbursement; expenses
RS 18:1400.5 Costs and expenses of a presidential preference primary election
RS 18:1400.6 Costs and expenses of primary and general elections
RS 18:1400.7 Election expenses
RS 18:1400.8 Expenses incurred by registrars of voters conducting early voting; payment by secretary of state
RS 18:1400.21 Help louisiana vote fund
RS 18:1401 Objections to candidacy, contests of elections, contests of certification of recall petition; parties authorized to institute actions
RS 18:1402 Proper parties
RS 18:1403 Jurisdiction
RS 18:1404 Venue
RS 18:1405 Time for commencement of action
RS 18:1406 Petition; answer; notification
RS 18:1407 Appointment of agent for service of process
RS 18:1408 Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed
RS 18:1409 Trial; decision; appeal
RS 18:1410 Judgments in objection to candidacy, election contest, or contest of certification of recall petition; transmittal of certified copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1411 Depositions
RS 18:1412 Pleadings alleging fraud in conduct of election; delivery to attorney general and district attorney
RS 18:1413 Computation of time
RS 18:1414 Code of civil procedure
RS 18:1415 Discovery prior to filing a suit contesting an election
RS 18:1431 Fraudulent or illegal votes; uncounted votes; determination of election result
RS 18:1432 Remedies
RS 18:1433 Revote in precincts where voting machine malfunctions if result cannot be otherwise ascertained
RS 18:1433.1 Revote in elections where precinct contained multiple election districts if result cannot be otherwise ascertained
RS 18:1434 Waiver of objections to voter qualifications when voter is not challenged at the election
RS 18:1435 Votes reported due to tabulation error; determination of result
RS 18:1451 Recount of absentee by mail and early voting ballots authorized
RS 18:1452 Costs of recount
RS 18:1453 Recount procedure
RS 18:1461 Bribery of voters; penalties
RS 18:1461.1 Coercion; prohibited practices; penalties
RS 18:1462 Acts prohibited during early voting or on election day; electioneering; intimidation; exceptions; enforcement; penalties
RS 18:1463 Political material; ethics; prohibitions
RS 18:1463.1 Telephone campaign communications; disclosure
RS 18:1464 Excessive charge for political advertisements prohibited; penalty
RS 18:1465 Prohibited use of public funds
RS 18:1466 Definitions
RS 18:1467 Conviction in fraudulent vote cases; prohibition from employment in elections
RS 18:1468 Contributions in return for endorsement; prohibition
RS 18:1469 Bribery of a candidate; crime defined; penalty
RS 18:1470 Political advertising; prohibition
RS 18:1471 Temporary restraining order; notice; hearing
RS 18:1472 Election offenses informational packet for candidates
RS 18:1481 Election campaign finance
RS 18:1482 Statement of purpose
RS 18:1483 Definitions
RS 18:1484 Disclosure reports; persons required to file
RS 18:1485 Filing; receipt by supervisory committee; special penalties
RS 18:1486 Proposition elections; required reports; recall elections
RS 18:1487 Reports, name and address
RS 18:1491.1 Registration of political committees
RS 18:1491.2 Statement of dissolution
RS 18:1491.3 Principal campaign committees; subsidiary committees; consolidation of reports
RS 18:1491.4 Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
RS 18:1491.5 Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
RS 18:1491.6 Reports required; reporting times and periods
RS 18:1491.7 Reports; contents
RS 18:1491.8 Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
RS 18:1491.9 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 297, 2.
RS 18:1495.1 Report through committee
RS 18:1495.2 Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
RS 18:1495.3 Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
RS 18:1495.4 Reports required; reporting times and periods; extension
RS 18:1495.5 Reports; contents
RS 18:1495.6 Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
RS 18:1495.7 Financial disclosure statements
RS 18:1501.1 Reports by persons not candidates or committees
RS 18:1501.2 Repealed by acts 2008, no. 821, §2, eff. july 8, 2008.
RS 18:1505.1 Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly
RS 18:1505.2 Contributions; expenditures; certain prohibitions and limitations
RS 18:1505.3 Subterfuge to avoid compliance with chapter
RS 18:1505.4 Civil penalties; failure to file; timely and accurate filing; forfeiture
RS 18:1505.5 Civil penalties; violations of chapter
RS 18:1505.6 Criminal penalties
RS 18:1511.1 Supervisory committee on campaign finance disclosure/board of ethics; functions; compensation; immunity
RS 18:1511.2 Supervisory committee; rule-making authority; advisory opinions
RS 18:1511.3 Filing of reports; forms; notice
RS 18:1511.4 Supervisory committee; investigations
RS 18:1511.5 Procedure for enforcement; civil
RS 18:1511.6 Procedures for enforcement; criminal
RS 18:1511.7 Venue
RS 18:1511.8 Secrecy of proceedings
RS 18:1511.9 Immunity from prosecution; prohibition
RS 18:1511.10 False complaints
RS 18:1511.11 Precedence of actions; limitation of actions
RS 18:1511.12 Legislative intent
RS 18:1531 Transportation of voters
RS 18:1532 Disclosure of expenditures for election day
RS 18:1651 Registrars of voters
RS 18:1901 Census data for reapportionment
RS 18:1902 State liaison
RS 18:1903 Precincts; boundary changes
RS 18:1904 Cooperation of state agencies and officials
RS 18:1905 Cooperation of local governments and officials
RS 18:1906 Tabulation for reapportionment; legislature
RS 18:1907 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 1137, 1.
RS 18:1921 Applicability
RS 18:1922 Time for reapportionment; submission under voting rights act
RS 18:1923 Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctions
RS 18:1941 Voting rights act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1942 Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to voting rights act; copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1951 Maps of reapportioned districts; department of transportation and development
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Title18RS 18 Title 18.louisiana election codeRS 18:1 Title 18louisiana election codeRS 18:2 DefinitionsRS 18:3 Petitions submitted to registrars of votersRS 18:16 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 451, §1, eff. jan. 12, 2004.RS 18:17 BlankRS 18:18 Secretary of state; powers and dutiesRS 18:18.1 Political activities prohibitedRS 18:18.2 Certain political activities prohibited; secretary of stateRS 18:19 Contracts for storage of voting machines; public bid; negotiationRS 18:20 Contracts for a signature digitization/verification systemRS 18:21 BlankRS 18:22 BlankRS 18:23 State board of election supervisorsRS 18:24 Powers and duties; authority to intervene in actionsRS 18:25 Annual reportsRS 18:26 Repealed by acts 1988, no. 831, 2.RS 18:27 Political activities prohibitedRS 18:31 State voter registration computer system; parish computer systemRS 18:41 Louisiana elections integrity; administration of partRS 18:42 Rule making powerRS 18:43 Investigations and hearings; certain electionsRS 18:44 Contesting election; referral for prosecutionRS 18:45 Limitations on powers and duties of boardRS 18:46 Annual reportsRS 18:47 Staff; assistance to boardRS 18:49.1 Elections compliance unit; powers and dutiesRS 18:51 Registrar for each parish; appointment; tenure; books and records; commission; bond and oathRS 18:52 Qualification of registrarsRS 18:53 Tenure; removal from office; may not be own immediate successorRS 18:54 Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bondRS 18:55 Compensation of registrar of voters; amount and manner of payment; reduction during tenure prohibited; prohibited increaseRS 18:56 Salary supplementRS 18:57 Reduction of compensation while holding office or employment prohibitedRS 18:58 Powers and duties of registrarsRS 18:59 Deputies, confidential assistants, and other permanent office employees; temporary employees; appointment and compensation; prohibited increase in compensationRS 18:59.1 Payment of state portion of salaries and expenses of registrars; secretary of stateRS 18:59.2 Number of employee positions established; increase; decreaseRS 18:59.3 Registrar of voters and unclassified employees; increased salary mandated; additional increase authorizedRS 18:59.4 The louisiana voter registration administrators' certification program; requirements; compensationRS 18:60 Removal of deputies and employeesRS 18:61 Deputy acting for registrar; administration of oathsRS 18:61.1 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.RS 18:61.2 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.RS 18:62 Political activities prohibitedRS 18:63 Ineligibility to hold elective or appointive public officeRS 18:64 Attorney general as legal adviser to registrarRS 18:101 Registration to vote; qualifications; more than one residence; presidential electionsRS 18:101.1 Verification of registration informationRS 18:102 Ineligible personsRS 18:102.1 Persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilitiesRS 18:103 Personal appearance of applicant required; exceptionsRS 18:104 Application for registration; formRS 18:105 Establishment of identity; proof of naturalization of foreign-born applicantRS 18:106 Physical disability; inability to write english; language minority groups; execution of documents; assistanceRS 18:106.1 Change of registration for disabled voters and documentation establishing disabilityRS 18:107 Party affiliation not required for registration; change in party affiliationRS 18:108 Prior registration; surrender of certificate or notice of registration before new registration; change of place of registrationRS 18:109 Notice of registration and change in registrationRS 18:110 Removal from precinct; removal from parishRS 18:111 Change of nameRS 18:112 Endorsement of changesRS 18:113 Denial of registration; remedies of applicantRS 18:114 Registration at driver's license facilitiesRS 18:115 Registration by mailRS 18:115.1 Electronic registrationRS 18:116 Voter registration agenciesRS 18:117 Training for accepting voter registration applicationsRS 18:131 Place of registration; office and mobile registration unit definedRS 18:132 Offices furnished registrar; supplies; expensesRS 18:133 Branch offices; mobile registration units; mandatory registration drivesRS 18:133.1 Temporary branch office; deputy registrar; appointment; compensationRS 18:134 Office hoursRS 18:135 Close of registrationRS 18:135.1 Close of voter registration; plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approvalRS 18:151 Custody of recordsRS 18:152 Required recordsRS 18:152.1 Destruction of records of the registrar of votersRS 18:153 Tax rollsRS 18:154 Records open to inspection; copying; exceptionsRS 18:155 Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remediesRS 18:156 Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of recordsRS 18:157 Delivery of precinct registers to election authoritiesRS 18:158 Retention of absentee ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal electionsRS 18:171 Report of convictions of felonyRS 18:171.1 Conviction of felony in federal court; notificationRS 18:172 Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetenceRS 18:173 DeathsRS 18:174 Changes of name; remarriageRS 18:175 Voting list from department of stateRS 18:176 Suspension and cancellation of registration and challenge of unlawful registration on the basis of reportsRS 18:177 Reinstatement of registration after suspensionRS 18:177.1 Satisfaction of order of imprisonment; provision of information relative to registaration and reinstatementRS 18:178 Notification on jury venireRS 18:191 Permanent registrationRS 18:192 Annual canvass; costsRS 18:193 Challenge and cancellation of registration; notice; proceduresRS 18:194 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.RS 18:195 Challenge of registrants in the united states service or temporarily residing outside united statesRS 18:196 Inactive list of voters; procedure for votingRS 18:196.1 Repealed by acts 1979, no. 229, 5, eff. july 13, 1979RS 18:197 Registration; cancellationRS 18:198 Change of residence or change in address; inquiry by registrar; change of recordsRS 18:199 New registration necessary after cancellationRS 18:200 Definition of affidavitRS 18:201 Change of address caused by action of a parish or municipal governing authority; use of information furnished by u.s. postal serviceRS 18:221 Mandatory duties of registrar; ministerial character; compelling performance by mandamus or other process; appealRS 18:401 Purpose and nature of primary and general electionsRS 18:401.1 Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency planRS 18:401.2 Relocation of polling places; state of emergencyRS 18:401.3 Emergency plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approvalRS 18:401.4 Early voting in other parishesRS 18:402 Dates of primary and general electionsRS 18:403 Election records and papers; preservation; public recordRS 18:404 Repealed by acts 1987, no. 831, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1988.RS 18:411 Applicability of partRS 18:412 Commissioners; courses of instructionRS 18:413 Opening and closing of qualifying periodRS 18:414 Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitionsRS 18:415 Campaign finance disclosure act reporting formsRS 18:416 Refund of qualifying feesRS 18:417 Proposition elections; proceduresRS 18:421 Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of stateRS 18:422 Clerks of court; deputy clerks and other employees of the clerkRS 18:423 Parish boards of election supervisorsRS 18:424 Commissioners-in-chargeRS 18:425 CommissionersRS 18:425.1 Consolidation of polling places; reduction of voting machines and election officialsRS 18:425.2 Commissioners; split hoursRS 18:426 Alternate commissioners; qualifications, powers, and duties; oath and compensationRS 18:426.1 Election commissioners; compensationRS 18:427 WatchersRS 18:428 Law enforcement assistance to commissionersRS 18:431 Commissioners; courses of instruction; certificates; reports; list of certified persons furnished by parish board of election supervisorsRS 18:431.1 Examinations for courses of instructionRS 18:432 Repealed by acts 1988, no. 907, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1989.RS 18:433 Commissioners-in-charge; course of instruction, selection; commission; disqualification; replacementRS 18:434 Commissioners and alternate commissioners; selection; commission; disqualification; replacementRS 18:435 Watchers; appointment and commissionRS 18:436 Election officials at certain special electionsRS 18:441 RecognitionRS 18:442 OrganizationRS 18:443 State central committeeRS 18:443.1 State central committee; composition and apportionmentRS 18:443.2 State central committee of a recognized political party with thirty percent or less voter registration; election; composition and apportionmentRS 18:444 Parish executive committeesRS 18:445 Parish executive committees; formation in parishes where no committee has been electedRS 18:445.1 Political party committees; electionRS 18:446 Candidates for membership on political party committees; method of qualifying for a primary electionRS 18:447 Parish executive committees; fundraisingRS 18:451 Qualifications of candidatesRS 18:451.1 Local ordinances affecting the qualifications of candidatesRS 18:451.2 Qualifications of candidates for sheriff, tax assessor, and clerk of courtRS 18:451.3 Displaced persons seeking to qualify; domicile, residenceRS 18:452 Classification of candidatesRS 18:453 Dual candidacyRS 18:461 Manner of qualifyingRS 18:462 Officials with whom candidates qualifyRS 18:463 Notice of candidacy; financial disclosure; political advertising; penaltiesRS 18:464 Qualifying fees; additional fees imposed by political party committees; financial statementsRS 18:465 Nominating petitionsRS 18:466 Time for qualifying in a primary electionRS 18:467 Opening of qualifying periodRS 18:467.1 Opening of qualifying period in event of change of date for primary electionRS 18:468 Close of the qualifying periodRS 18:469 Reopening of qualifying period; effectRS 18:470 Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitionsRS 18:470.1 List of candidatesRS 18:471 Acts performed with or by clerk of courtRS 18:481 Candidates who qualify for a general electionRS 18:482 Number of candidates who may qualify for a general electionRS 18:483 Effect of tie vote in a primary electionRS 18:491 Standing to object to candidacyRS 18:492 Grounds for an objection to candidacyRS 18:493 Time for objecting to candidacyRS 18:494 Effect of sustaining an objection to candidacyRS 18:495 Initiation of action by district attorney; attorney general; court costs and attorney feesRS 18:501 Procedure for withdrawal; refund of qualifying feesRS 18:502 Effect of withdrawalRS 18:503 Notice of withdrawal and disqualificationRS 18:511 Election of candidates in a primary electionRS 18:512 Election of candidates in a general electionRS 18:513 Certification of candidates electedRS 18:514 Parish with municipality population of four hundred seventy-five thousand or more; municipal and parochial officers; date of taking officeRS 18:521 Qualifications of votersRS 18:522 Number of candidates for whom a voter may voteRS 18:531 Places for voting in primary and general electionsRS 18:531.1 Exception to opening polls; alternative voting locationsRS 18:532 Establishment of precinctsRS 18:532.1 Changing boundariesRS 18:533 Establishment and location of polling places; responsibility for acts or omissionsRS 18:534 Change of polling placesRS 18:535 Notice of location of precincts and polling placesRS 18:536 Notice of change of location of polling placeRS 18:537 Enforcement, venue; penaltyRS 18:541 Opening and closing of the pollsRS 18:542 Termination of votingRS 18:551 BallotsRS 18:552 Election materialsRS 18:553 Inspection and preparation of voting machines at polling places; precinct registers and supplemental listRS 18:553.1 Inspection and preparation of paging ballot electronic voting machines at polling placesRS 18:561 Poll listsRS 18:562 Prerequisites to votingRS 18:563 Procedure for votingRS 18:564 Assistance in voting on election dayRS 18:565 Challenge of votersRS 18:566 Provisional voting for federal office; polling place and in-person absenteeRS 18:566.1 Provisional voting for federal office; order for extension of poll hours during an election for federal officeRS 18:566.2 Tabulation and counting of provisional ballots for federal officeRS 18:567 Administrative complaint procedure; scopeRS 18:567.1 DefinitionsRS 18:567.2 Filing a complaintRS 18:567.3 Processing of complaintRS 18:567.4 Computation of timeRS 18:567.5 ExemptionRS 18:567.6 Judicial reviewRS 18:571 Counting and tabulating the votesRS 18:572 Transmission of election returns; voting machine keys; machine certificatesRS 18:573 Evidence of election resultsRS 18:574 Compilation and promulgation of returnsRS 18:575 Official results of a primary or general electionRS 18:576 Election night returnsRS 18:581 DefinitionsRS 18:582 ApplicabilityRS 18:583 Procedure for anticipated vacanciesRS 18:584 Repealed by acts 1980, no. 792, 3, eff. jan. 1, 1981; acts 1981, no. 76, 2, eff. june 26, 1981RS 18:585 Procedure for vacanciesRS 18:591 Vacancy in office of elective members of state boards and commissionsRS 18:601 Vacancy in office of state legislators; legislative serviceRS 18:602 Vacancies in certain local and municipal offices; exceptionsRS 18:603 Persons designated to assume duties of vacant offices; salary and emoluments; power to appointRS 18:604 Marshal of city or municipal court; temporary absence; vacancyRS 18:621 Vacancy in office of judgeRS 18:651 ApplicabilityRS 18:652 Retirements and resignationsRS 18:653 Transmission of notices of retirements and resignationsRS 18:654 Effect of filing of resignationsRS 18:671 Judgment declaring office vacantRS 18:672 Filing of complaintRS 18:673 Official's opinionRS 18:674 ProcedureRS 18:675 Subpart not exclusiveRS 18:1251 National electionsRS 18:1252 QualificationsRS 18:1253 Nominating by political parties; certificates of nominationRS 18:1254 Slates of independent candidates; nominating petitions and qualifying by payment of qualifying feesRS 18:1255 Filing nominating petitionsRS 18:1256 Withdrawal of candidateRS 18:1257 Objections to certificates of nomination, nominating petitions, and notices of candidacy for those qualifying by payment of feeRS 18:1258 Vacancy in nomination; procedure; death of candidateRS 18:1259 Arrangement of ballot; designation of party candidatesRS 18:1260 Votes for presidential electorsRS 18:1261 Determination of election results; tie vote; issuance of certificateRS 18:1262 Credentials of electorsRS 18:1263 Meeting of electorsRS 18:1264 Vacancies; procedureRS 18:1265 CompensationRS 18:1271 Applicable lawsRS 18:1272 United states senators, representatives in congress; time of electingRS 18:1273 Opening and closing of qualifications for candidates for united states senators and representatives in congressRS 18:1274 Declaration of candidacy by congressional candidatesRS 18:1275 United states senator and representative in congress; qualificationsRS 18:1275.1 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.2 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.3 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.4 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.5 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.6 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.7 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.8 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.9 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.10 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.11 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.12 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.13 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.14 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.15 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.16 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.17 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.18 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.19 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.20 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.21 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.22 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.23 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1275.24 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 570, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1276 Congressional districtsRS 18:1276.1 Repealed by acts 2001, 2nd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 3, 2003.RS 18:1276.2 Repealed by acts 1992, no. 42, 4, eff. june 1, 1992.RS 18:1276.3 Repealed by acts 1994, 2nd ex. sess., no. 1, 2, eff. april 25, 1994.RS 18:1277 Certification of votes cast for united states senator and representative in congressRS 18:1278 Vacancies; united states senatorRS 18:1279 Vacancies; representatives in congressRS 18:1280 ContestsRS 18:1280.21 Presidential preference primary electionRS 18:1280.22 Candidates; procedure for qualifyingRS 18:1280.23 Conduct of electionRS 18:1280.24 Arrangement of ballotRS 18:1280.25 Voting according to party affiliationRS 18:1280.26 Repealed by acts 1983, no. 681, 2, eff. july 21, 1983.RS 18:1280.27 Delegates to political party conventions; selection; oaths; voting; allocation among presidential nomineesRS 18:1281 Statement of purposeRS 18:1282 Political subdivision definedRS 18:1283 ElectionsRS 18:1284 Resolution calling election; propositionRS 18:1285 Notice of electionRS 18:1286 Polling places; election officersRS 18:1286.1 Authority to consolidate polling places; reduce number of election officialsRS 18:1287 Election officers; substitutesRS 18:1288 Election officers; oathsRS 18:1289 Penalty for violationsRS 18:1290 Qualification of votersRS 18:1291 VotingRS 18:1292 Canvass of returnsRS 18:1293 Proces verbalRS 18:1294 ContestsRS 18:1295 Special election to increase interest rateRS 18:1296 Repealed by acts 1984, no. 672, 3.RS 18:1299 ApplicabilityRS 18:1299.1 Statement of question or proposition to be voted on; statement lengthRS 18:1300 Procedures; notice of election; expensesRS 18:1300.1 Recall authorizedRS 18:1300.2 Petition for recall election; campaign finance disclosureRS 18:1300.3 Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; form of namesRS 18:1300.4 Signature to recall petitionRS 18:1300.5 Chairman and vice chairman designated in petition; petition designated as a public recordRS 18:1300.6 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 797, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2011.RS 18:1300.7 Governor to order election; proclamation; publicationRS 18:1300.8 Voting areaRS 18:1300.9 Recall elections, conduct in accordance with election codeRS 18:1300.10 Commissioners of electionRS 18:1300.11 Preparation of ballots; marking of ballotsRS 18:1300.12 Results of electionRS 18:1300.13 Declaration of vacancyRS 18:1300.14 Failure of recallRS 18:1300.15 Recall proceedings involving governor or secretary of stateRS 18:1300.16 PenaltyRS 18:1300.17 Right to contest preservedRS 18:1300.21 Discontinuance of certain gaming activities, except as continued by local electionRS 18:1300.22 Calling of gaming elections as required by the constitutionRS 18:1300.23 Riverboat gaming election; procedure; bossier parishRS 18:1300.31 Petition for neighborhood crime prevention and security district and parcel feeRS 18:1300.32 Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; form of namesRS 18:1300.33 Appropriate local governing authority to order electionRS 18:1301 ApplicabilityRS 18:1302 DefinitionsRS 18:1303 Persons entitled to vote in compliance with this chapterRS 18:1304 Repealed by acts 2005, no. 220, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2006.RS 18:1305 Voting at polls prohibitedRS 18:1306 Preparation and distribution of absentee by mail and early voting ballotsRS 18:1307 Application by mailRS 18:1307.1 Application by person serving on sequestered juryRS 18:1307.2 Procedure for absentee voting by member of sequestered juryRS 18:1308 Absentee voting by mailRS 18:1308.1 Absentee voting by person serving on sequestered juryRS 18:1308.2 Voting absentee by mail for presidential candidates and congressional candidatesRS 18:1308.3 Special provision for temporarily displaced personsRS 18:1309 Early voting application and early votingRS 18:1309.1 Notice of preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machinesRS 18:1309.2 Program for the conduct of early voting at additional locationsRS 18:1309.3 Assistance in voting during early votingRS 18:1310 Execution of certificate; marking of ballot; casting vote; assistanceRS 18:1311 List of absentee voters; posting; delivery of alphabetized list to precincts; supplementsRS 18:1312 Retention of ballots at registrar's officeRS 18:1313 Tabulation and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballotsRS 18:1314 Absentee by mail and early voting commissionersRS 18:1315 Challenge of absentee by mail or early voting ballotRS 18:1316 Rejection of ballot having distinguishing marksRS 18:1317 Death of voter prior to opening of pollsRS 18:1318 Applicability of election lawsRS 18:1321 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. january 1, 2010.RS 18:1325 Repealed by acts 1994, 3rd ex. sess., no. 10, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1995.RS 18:1331 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.RS 18:1332 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.RS 18:1333 Voting by persons confined to a nursing homeRS 18:1334 Electioneering in connection with voting in nursing homes; enforcement; penaltyRS 18:1335 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 436, §2, eff. jan. 1, 2010.RS 18:1351 DefinitionsRS 18:1352 Use of voting machines throughout state; exception for absentee by mail and early votingRS 18:1353 Secretary of state; powers and duties; voting machines; voter registrationRS 18:1354 Parish custodian of voting machines; powers and duties; appointment of deputy custodiansRS 18:1355 Construction and equipment of machines; requirementsRS 18:1356 Repealed by acts 1987, no. 831, 2, eff. jan. 1, 1988.RS 18:1361 Approval of machines and equipment; certificate; expenses of examinationRS 18:1362 Method of acquiring voting machines; parts and supplies; and of contracting for the maintenance of voting machinesRS 18:1363 Number of machines; allocation to precincts; exception; reserve machinesRS 18:1364 Placement and sufficiency of voting machines and counting equipment for absentee by mail and early votingRS 18:1365 Procedures; direct record electronic voting machinesRS 18:1371 Delivery and return of machines and supplies; contract; time of deliveryRS 18:1372 Repealed by acts 2009, no. 369, §4, eff. jan. 1, 2010.RS 18:1373 Notice of preparation of machines for election; preparation of machines for election; testing and adjusting; examination by candidate or his representative; securing and sealing machinesRS 18:1374 Equipment of polling places; location of machinesRS 18:1375 Duplicate keysRS 18:1376 Release of voting machines; return to warehouse; retention of totals; clearing machines and election result cartridgesRS 18:1381 Repealed by acts 1983, no. 681, 2, eff. july 21, 1983.RS 18:1382 Apportionment of expensesRS 18:1391 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1392 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1393 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1394 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1395 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1396 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1397 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1398 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1399 Repealed by acts 2002, 1st ex. sess., no. 130, 3, eff. april 23, 2002.RS 18:1400.1 Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursementRS 18:1400.2 Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursementRS 18:1400.3 Election expenses incurred by clerks of court and registrars of voters; payment by secretary of state; payment by governing authoritiesRS 18:1400.4 Elections costs for parish boards of election supervisors; payment of compensation; reimbursement; expensesRS 18:1400.5 Costs and expenses of a presidential preference primary electionRS 18:1400.6 Costs and expenses of primary and general electionsRS 18:1400.7 Election expensesRS 18:1400.8 Expenses incurred by registrars of voters conducting early voting; payment by secretary of stateRS 18:1400.21 Help louisiana vote fundRS 18:1401 Objections to candidacy, contests of elections, contests of certification of recall petition; parties authorized to institute actionsRS 18:1402 Proper partiesRS 18:1403 JurisdictionRS 18:1404 VenueRS 18:1405 Time for commencement of actionRS 18:1406 Petition; answer; notificationRS 18:1407 Appointment of agent for service of processRS 18:1408 Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filedRS 18:1409 Trial; decision; appealRS 18:1410 Judgments in objection to candidacy, election contest, or contest of certification of recall petition; transmittal of certified copy to secretary of stateRS 18:1411 DepositionsRS 18:1412 Pleadings alleging fraud in conduct of election; delivery to attorney general and district attorneyRS 18:1413 Computation of timeRS 18:1414 Code of civil procedureRS 18:1415 Discovery prior to filing a suit contesting an electionRS 18:1431 Fraudulent or illegal votes; uncounted votes; determination of election resultRS 18:1432 RemediesRS 18:1433 Revote in precincts where voting machine malfunctions if result cannot be otherwise ascertainedRS 18:1433.1 Revote in elections where precinct contained multiple election districts if result cannot be otherwise ascertainedRS 18:1434 Waiver of objections to voter qualifications when voter is not challenged at the electionRS 18:1435 Votes reported due to tabulation error; determination of resultRS 18:1451 Recount of absentee by mail and early voting ballots authorizedRS 18:1452 Costs of recountRS 18:1453 Recount procedureRS 18:1461 Bribery of voters; penaltiesRS 18:1461.1 Coercion; prohibited practices; penaltiesRS 18:1462 Acts prohibited during early voting or on election day; electioneering; intimidation; exceptions; enforcement; penaltiesRS 18:1463 Political material; ethics; prohibitionsRS 18:1463.1 Telephone campaign communications; disclosureRS 18:1464 Excessive charge for political advertisements prohibited; penaltyRS 18:1465 Prohibited use of public fundsRS 18:1466 DefinitionsRS 18:1467 Conviction in fraudulent vote cases; prohibition from employment in electionsRS 18:1468 Contributions in return for endorsement; prohibitionRS 18:1469 Bribery of a candidate; crime defined; penaltyRS 18:1470 Political advertising; prohibitionRS 18:1471 Temporary restraining order; notice; hearingRS 18:1472 Election offenses informational packet for candidatesRS 18:1481 Election campaign financeRS 18:1482 Statement of purposeRS 18:1483 DefinitionsRS 18:1484 Disclosure reports; persons required to fileRS 18:1485 Filing; receipt by supervisory committee; special penaltiesRS 18:1486 Proposition elections; required reports; recall electionsRS 18:1487 Reports, name and addressRS 18:1491.1 Registration of political committeesRS 18:1491.2 Statement of dissolutionRS 18:1491.3 Principal campaign committees; subsidiary committees; consolidation of reportsRS 18:1491.4 Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fundRS 18:1491.5 Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expendituresRS 18:1491.6 Reports required; reporting times and periodsRS 18:1491.7 Reports; contentsRS 18:1491.8 Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reportsRS 18:1491.9 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 297, 2.RS 18:1495.1 Report through committeeRS 18:1495.2 Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fundRS 18:1495.3 Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expendituresRS 18:1495.4 Reports required; reporting times and periods; extensionRS 18:1495.5 Reports; contentsRS 18:1495.6 Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reportsRS 18:1495.7 Financial disclosure statementsRS 18:1501.1 Reports by persons not candidates or committeesRS 18:1501.2 Repealed by acts 2008, no. 821, §2, eff. july 8, 2008.RS 18:1505.1 Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properlyRS 18:1505.2 Contributions; expenditures; certain prohibitions and limitationsRS 18:1505.3 Subterfuge to avoid compliance with chapterRS 18:1505.4 Civil penalties; failure to file; timely and accurate filing; forfeitureRS 18:1505.5 Civil penalties; violations of chapterRS 18:1505.6 Criminal penaltiesRS 18:1511.1 Supervisory committee on campaign finance disclosure/board of ethics; functions; compensation; immunityRS 18:1511.2 Supervisory committee; rule-making authority; advisory opinionsRS 18:1511.3 Filing of reports; forms; noticeRS 18:1511.4 Supervisory committee; investigationsRS 18:1511.5 Procedure for enforcement; civilRS 18:1511.6 Procedures for enforcement; criminalRS 18:1511.7 VenueRS 18:1511.8 Secrecy of proceedingsRS 18:1511.9 Immunity from prosecution; prohibitionRS 18:1511.10 False complaintsRS 18:1511.11 Precedence of actions; limitation of actionsRS 18:1511.12 Legislative intentRS 18:1531 Transportation of votersRS 18:1532 Disclosure of expenditures for election dayRS 18:1651 Registrars of votersRS 18:1901 Census data for reapportionmentRS 18:1902 State liaisonRS 18:1903 Precincts; boundary changesRS 18:1904 Cooperation of state agencies and officialsRS 18:1905 Cooperation of local governments and officialsRS 18:1906 Tabulation for reapportionment; legislatureRS 18:1907 Repealed by acts 2001, no. 1137, 1.RS 18:1921 ApplicabilityRS 18:1922 Time for reapportionment; submission under voting rights actRS 18:1923 Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctionsRS 18:1941 Voting rights act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of stateRS 18:1942 Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to voting rights act; copy to secretary of stateRS 18:1951 Maps of reapportioned districts; 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