HLS 15RS-357 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 237
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the registrar of voters
in each parish to be appointed for a term and authorizes the manner of appointment
of the registrar to be provided by law
1 A JOINT RESOLUTION
2Proposing to amend Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to provide that
3 the registrar of voters is appointed for a term; to provide for the term of office of the
4 registrar; to authorize the manner of appointment of the registrar to be provided by
5 law; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7 Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members
8elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of
9Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to
10amend Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
11 §5. Registrar of Voters
12 Section 5. The governing authority of each parish shall appoint a registrar
13 of voters, whose in the manner provided by law. The registrar shall be appointed for
14 a term concurrent with the term of the members of the governing authority making
15 the appointment. The compensation, removal from office for cause, bond, powers,
16 and functions of the registrar shall be provided by law. Upon qualifying as a
17 candidate for other public office, a registrar shall forfeit his office. No law shall
18 provide for the removal from office of a registrar by the appointing authority.
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HB NO. 237
1 Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted
2to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on October 24,
32015.
4 Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election,
5there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted
6to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as
7follows:
8 Do you support an amendment to provide that the registrar of voters in each
9 parish is appointed for a term concurrent with the term of the members of the
10 parish governing authority and to provide that the manner of such
11 appointment be provided by law? (Amends Article XI, Section 5)
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 237 Original 2015 Regular Session Smith
Abstract: Provides that the registrar of voters is appointed for a term concurrent with the
term of the members of the parish governing authority making the appointment.
Present constitution (Art. XI, §5) provides that the governing authority of each parish shall
appoint a registrar of voters, whose compensation, removal from office for cause, bond,
powers, and functions shall be provided by law. Provides that upon qualifying as a
candidate for other public office, a registrar shall forfeit his office. Provides further that no
law shall provide for the removal from office of a registrar by the appointing authority.
Proposed constitutional amendment provides that the registrar is appointed for a term
concurrent with the term of the members of the parish governing authority. Authorizes the
manner of appointment of the registrar to be provided by law. Otherwise retains present
constitution.
Provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election
to be held Oct. 24, 2015.
(Amends Const. Art. XI, §5)
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