The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Tim Prather.
DIGEST
SB 66 Original 2016 Regular Session Appel
Present constitution provides for suspension of right to register and vote while a person is interdicted
and judicially declared mentally incompetent or is under an order of imprisonment for conviction
of a felony.
Present constitution prohibits convicted felons who have exhausted all legal remedies from seeking
or holding an elected office. Provides for restoration of certain rights by gubernatorial pardon.
Present constitution provides that a person who desires to seek or hold an elective office who has
committed a felony and has served his sentence will be permitted to seek or hold such office within
15 years from the date of the completion of the original sentence to the date of qualifying for
candidacy.
The provisions of 1997 La. Acts 1492, which amended La. Const. Art. I, ยง 10, of the present
constitution have been held null and void for technical and procedural purposes. (Derrick Shepherd
v. Thomas Schedler, et al. 2015-CA-1750)
Proposed constitutional amendment reiterates the provisions of the present constitution as adopted
by the electorate at the congressional primary election held in 1998.
Specifies submission of the amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held on
November 8, 2016.
(Amends Const. Art I, Sec. 10; adds Const. Art I, Sec. 10.1)