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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 3
BY SENATOR MILLS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the
House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a
joint committee to study and make recommendations with respect to implementing
background checks for candidates for political office.
WHEREAS, there is currently no requirement that candidates for political office
undergo background checks; and
WHEREAS, verifying the qualification of political candidates on qualification forms
is important to all Louisiana citizens; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the legislature to examine the issues of
candidate candor and qualification to ensure the fairness of Louisiana elections.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby requests
the members of the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House
Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee
to study and make recommendations with respect to the possibility of requiring background
checks of candidates for political office to determine whether each candidate meets the
qualifications provided by law and the Constitution of Louisiana for the particular office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee may submit
recommendations to the Legislature of Louisiana by January 1, 2015.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES