AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 4:715(B)(2), R.S. 14:32(D)(3) and 39(D)(3), R.S. 17:43(B)(2) and 1942(B), R.S. 21:51(C) and 52(A) and (B), R.S. 22:245, 1027(A), and 1038(C)(2)(a) and (E), R.S. 36:259(N), R.S. 37:2446.1(B)(7) and 2651(7)(b)(v)(hh), R.S. 40:1580.1(A) and 2208, R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(i), R.S. 45:1355(A), the heading of Chapter 30-A of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 46:2261, 2262(A) and (C), 2262.1(introductory paragraph), (4), and (12), 2263(3), (4), and (6) through (8), 2264(A), (C), and (D), 2265(A)(introductory paragraph), (9), and (10), 2266(1) and (3) through (5), 2352(7)(a) and (10)(a)(introductory paragraph), 2361, 2362(2) through (6), 2363 through 2365, 2367, 2368(B), and 2372, R.S. 47:6301(A)(3), the heading of Part X of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 49:181(A), and Code of Criminal Procedure Article 401.1(B)(introductory paragraph), relative to terminology referring to the deaf and hard of hearing; to delete and make substitutions for terms which are derogatory, inaccurate, or obsolete; to provide for consistency in usage of terms referring to the deaf and hard of hearing and to hearing loss; to provide for revision of terminology relative to the deaf and hard of hearing in administrative rules, policy documents, professional resources, reference materials, manuals, and other publications; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for construction; and to provide for related matters.
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:3(A)(3), 18(A)(introductory paragraph) and (8)(b), 25(B), 59.4(E)(2)(c), 104, 107(B), 114(F)(2), 196(C)(1) and (2), 402(G)(2), 424(C)(1), 425(C)(1), 425.1(A), 427(B), 431(A)(4) and (B)(2), 434(A)(1), 469(D)(2), 564(B)(5)(b), 566.2(C) and (F)(3) through (9), 571(A)(5), 572(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a)(i), 574(F), 1286.1(A), 1300.7(A), 1307(C) and (G), 1310(D)(2), 1313(F)(9) and (G)(11), 1363(B), (D), (G), and (H), 1373(A)(1), and 1402(C), to enact R.S. 18:107(F), 425(B)(3)(c), 566.2(F)(10), and 1354(B)(8), and to repeal R.S. 18:176(D), 200, 431(A)(5), and 1313(F)(11), relative to the Louisiana Election Code; to revise the system of laws comprising the Louisiana Election Code; to provide relative to petitions submitted to registrars of voters for certification; to provide relative to the annual voter registration week; to provide for reporting by the State Board of Election Supervisors; to provide relative to compensation, education, and training of registrars of voters, chief deputy registrars, and confidential assistants; to provide relative to political party affiliation; to provide for transfer and cancellation of registration; to provide relative to the inactive list of voters; to provide for voting by a person on the list; to provide for advanced election dates; to provide for the date of elections when the votes cast in a primary are void because of the death of a candidate; to provide for the duties of commissioners; to provide for qualifications of commissioners; to prohibit certain persons from serving as commissioners in certain elections; to provide for the powers and duties of watchers; to provide for courses of instruction for commissioners; to provide for the duties of clerks of court relative to such instruction; to provide for the selection of commissioners and alternate commissioners; to provide relative to assistance of voters at polling places; to provide relative to the duties of commissioners relative to such assistance; to provide relative to procedures and requirements for counting provisional ballots; to provide for the determination of whether a provisional ballot is to be counted; to provide for when provisional ballots are counted; to provide relative to the duties of the parish board of election supervisors relative to provisional ballots; to provide for procedures for and duties of commissioners after the termination of voting; to provide for the printing of results from voting machines; to provide for the compilation and promulgation of election returns; to provide for when promulgation occurs; to provide relative to recall elections; to provide for the issuance of a proclamation by the governor to order a recall election to be held; to provide for the deadline for issuing a proclamation; to provide for voting absentee by mail; to provide relative to application to vote absentee by mail; to provide for the ongoing validity of applications by certain applicants; to provide relative to the counting of absentee by mail ballots; to provide for the counting of damaged ballots; to provide for the duties of the parish custodian of voting machines; to provide for the duties of qualifying officials; to provide for information given to candidates at the time of qualifying; to provide for the content of the application for voter registration; to provide procedures and requirements for voter registration at driver's license facilities; to provide relative to spoiled and replacement ballots; to provide for the counting of such ballots; to provide relative to consolidation of polling places; to provide for the determination of the number of voting machines allocated to polling places and used in elections; to provide for the proper parties in an action objecting to candidacy and an action contesting an election; and to provide for related matters.
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:564(D)(1)(a)(introductory paragraph) and (2)(b) and 1309.3(D)(1)(a)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S. 18:106(C)(2)(d), 564(D)(1)(a)(iv) and (2)(a)(iv), and 1309.3(D)(1)(a)(iv) and (v), relative to voting; to provide relative to eligibility for certain persons to receive assistance in voting on election day and during early voting; to provide procedures and requirements for receiving assistance in voting; and to provide for related matters.
