ENROLLED
ACT No. 138
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 142
BY REPRESENTATIVE PUGH
1 AN ACT
2 To provide for a special statewide election to be held on October 14, 2017, for the purpose
3 of submitting proposed constitutional amendments to the electors of the state; to
4 provide for the conduct of such election; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. A special statewide election shall be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017,
7 for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the state proposed constitutional amendments
8 as contained in joint resolutions concurred in by each house of the legislature during the
9 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
10 Section 2. The election for which provision is made in this Act shall be held in
11 compliance with and subject to the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code.
12 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
13 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
14 by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
15 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
16 effective on the day following such approval.
17 Section 4. This Act shall be void and of no effect if no proposed constitutional
18 amendment as contained in a joint resolution that specifies the special statewide election
19 provided in this Act as the statewide election at which the proposed constitutional
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1 amendment shall be submitted to the electors is concurred in by each house of the legislature
during the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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