The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Ashley Mitchell Carter.
DIGEST
SB 245 Original 2016 Regular Session Milkovich
Present law provides that every bond, tax, or other election at which a proposition or question is to
be submitted to the voters must be held on one of the following dates:
(1)The third to last Saturday in October or the fifth Saturday after the third to last Saturday in
October of 1983 and every fourth year thereafter.
(2)The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November or the fifth Saturday after the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.
(3)Present law provides that, the fifth Saturday after the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November shall not be applicable in a parish containing a municipality with a population of
300,000 or more for an election relative to a parcel fee imposed within a security or
neighborhood improvement district. Present law provides that "security or neighborhood
improvement district" means a special district one of the primary purposes of which is aiding
in crime prevention and adding to the security of district residents by providing for an
increased presence of law enforcement personnel in the district or otherwise promoting and
encouraging security in the district.
(4)The last Saturday in March or the fifth Saturday after the last Saturday in March of any year
or on the first Saturday in March or the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in March during
the presidential election year.
(5)The second Saturday in October or the fifth Saturday after the second Saturday in October
of 1985 and every fourth year thereafter.
(6)For a parish containing a municipality with a population of 300,000 or more, the second
Saturday in October or the fifth Saturday after the second Saturday in October in 2017 and
every fourth year thereafter.
Proposed law deletes the applicability of present law to bond and tax elections, and further provides
that every bond or tax election must be held on the same date as a regularly scheduled primary and
general election for statewide or congressional office.
Proposed law removes the last Saturday in March or the fifth Saturday after the last Saturday in
March of any year or on the first Saturday in March or the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in
March during the presidential election year from the list of days that a local tax proposition or
question can be submitted to voters. Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 18:402(F)(intro para) and (2) and (3))