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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 578
BY REPRESENTATIVE DANAHAY
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 18:1309(L), relative to voting; to provide relative to early voting at certain2
locations; to provide relative to the days and hours of early voting at such locations;3
to provide relative to the authority and duties of registrars of voters and the secretary4
of state relative to early voting; to require notice; to provide for effectiveness; and5
to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 18:1309(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง1309. Early voting application and early voting9
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L.(1)(a) In a parish where early voting is conducted at an additional location11
pursuant to R.S. 18:1309.2, the registrar may fix the hours and days during which12
early voting shall be conducted at the additional location during the early voting13
period if such hours and days of voting are approved by the secretary of state no later14
than seven days after the close of qualifying for the election.15
(b) The registrar shall ensure that adequate notice is posted at the office of16
the registrar informing the public of the hours and days during which early voting17
will be conducted at the additional location, and the secretary of state shall post such18
notice on the secretary of state's website.19
(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to20
early voting for gubernatorial or congressional elections.21
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not22
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 578
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by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If1
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become2
effective on the day following such approval.3
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: