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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 3
BY SENATOR MILLS
ELECTION CODE. Requests the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs study the possibility of
requiring background checks for candidates and methods to ensure the qualification of
candidates for political office.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the2
House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a3
joint committee to study and make recommendations with respect to implementing4
background checks for candidates for political office.5
WHEREAS, there is currently no requirement that candidates for political office6
undergo background checks; and 7
WHEREAS, verifying the qualification of political candidates on qualification forms8
is important to all Louisiana citizens; and9
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the legislature to examine the issues of10
candidate candor and qualification to ensure the fairness of Louisiana elections.11
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby requests12
the members of the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House13
Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee14
to study and make recommendations with respect to the verification of a candidate's15
qualifications and the possibility of requiring criminal and financial background checks of16
candidates.17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee may submit18 SCR NO. 3
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recommendations to the Legislature of Louisiana by January 1, 2015.1
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ashley Menou.
DIGEST
Mills SCR No. 3
Requests the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House
Committee on House and Governmental Affairs study and make recommendations with
respect to the verification of candidate's qualifications and the possibility of requiring
background checks for candidates for political office.