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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 201
BY SENATOR ALLAIN
LOCAL AGENCIES. Requires a minimum turnout of 20% of voters to approve a political
subdivision proposition to incur or assume debt, issue bonds, or levy a tax. (See Act)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1290(A), relative to certain elections; to require that the total2
number of persons voting in certain elections shall constitute not less than a certain3
percentage of the number of voters in order for the proposition to be approved; and4
to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 18:1290(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง1290. Qualification of voters8
A. All qualified electors of the political subdivision ordering the election9
shall be entitled to vote in an election on the issuance of bonds, levying or increase10
of a tax, or the assumption of indebtedness by the political subdivision, and such11
bonds may be issued, such tax levied or increased, or indebtedness assumed if12
approved by a vote of a majority in number of the qualified electors voting on the13
proposition at such election as is provided in this Chapter; provided that, in order14
for the proposition to be considered approved, the total number of persons15
voting in such an election shall constitute not less than twenty percent of the16
number of voters on the official or active list of voters on all the precinct17 SB NO. 201
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registers and any supplements thereto for all the precincts in which the election1
is held.2
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Section 2. Effective if and when the proposed amendment of Article VI, Section4
30(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in the Act which originated as SB____ of5
the 2014 Regular Session is adopted at the statewide election to be held on November 4,6
2014, and becomes effective.7
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Riley Boudreaux.
DIGEST
Allain (SB 201)
Present law provides that bonds may be issued, taxes may be levied or increased, or
indebtedness assumed if approved by a vote of a majority in number of the qualified electors
voting on the proposition at an election as is provided in Chapter 6-A of Title 18.
Proposed law provides, in order for the proposition to be considered approved, the total
number of persons voting in such an election must constitute not less than 20% of the
number of voters on the official or active list of voters on all the precinct registers and any
supplements thereto for all the precincts in which the election is held.
Effective if and when the proposed amendment of Article VI, Section 30(C) of the
Constitution of Louisiana contained in the Act which originated as SB____ of the 2014 RS
is adopted at the statewide election to be held on Nov. 4, 2014, and becomes effective.
(Amends R.S. 18:1290(A))