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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 135
BY SENATORS MORRELL AND MURRAY AND REPRESENTATI VE LEGER
AN ACT1
To enact Part I-B of Chapter 5 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be2
comprised of R.S. 18:418.1 and 418.2 and to repeal Part I-B of Chapter 5 of Title 183
of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 18:418.1 and 418.2,4
effective June 1, 2014, relative to the election code; to provide for certain municipal5
and parochial elections; to provide for dates for elections to be held in 2014; and to6
provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. Part I-B of Chapter 5 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of9
1950, to be comprised of R.S. 18:418.1 and 418.2, are hereby enacted to read as follows: 10
PART I-B. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS HELD IN 201411
§418.1. Applicability of Part12
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the13
provisions contained in this Part shall be applicable in 2014 to the general14
elections for parochial and municipal officers, special general elections and15
proposition or question elections held in a parish containing a municipality with16
a population of three hundred thousand or more.17
§418.2. Election dates18
General elections for parochial and municipal officers provided in R.S.19
18:402(D)(2), special general elections provided in R.S. 18:402(E)(2)(e) and20
proposition or question elections provided in R.S. 18:402(F)(6) for a parish21
containing a municipality with a population of three hundred thousand or more22
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shall not be held on the fourth Saturday after the first Saturday in February in1
2014, but shall be held on the third Saturday in March.2
Section 2. Part I-B of Chapter 5 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of3
1950, comprised of R.S. 18:418.1 and 418.2, as enacted by this Act is hereby repealed in its4
entirety effective June 1, 2014.5
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: