SLS 18RS-731 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 457
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT. Provides for recall election petitions. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1300.2(C)(1) and 1300.5(A), relative to elections; to provide
3 for information relative to recall petitions; to require further identification of the
4 chairman and vice chairman of the recall; to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 18:1300.2(C)(1) and 1300.5(A) are hereby amended and reenacted
7 to read as follows:
8 §1300.2. Petition for recall election; campaign finance disclosure
9 * * *
10 C.(1) Prior to the entering of any signatures on a petition, the chairman
11 designated to represent the petitioners shall file with the secretary of state a copy of
12 the recall petition which will be used and a copy of a picture identification that
13 contains the name and signature of the chairman and vice chairman or a copy
14 of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other
15 government document that shows the name and address of the chairman and
16 vice chairman and upon receipt of the recall petition the secretary of state shall
17 endorse thereon the fact and the date of filing. A copy shall be transmitted by the
Page 1 of 3
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 457
SLS 18RS-731 ORIGINAL
1 secretary of state to the registrar of voters for each parish in which the recall election
2 is to be held. The chairman shall list on the petition every parish which is wholly or
3 partially within the voting area in which the recall election is to be held. The petition
4 shall be deemed filed when it is received in the office of the secretary of state, or at
5 the time it is postmarked by the United States Postal Service or is receipted on a
6 return receipt request form, if it is subsequently received in the office of the secretary
7 of state.
8 * * *
9 §1300.5. Chairman and vice chairman designated in petition; petition designated as
10 a public record
11 A. The recall petition shall designate a chairman to act for the signers of the
12 petition in all matters, and a vice chairman to act on order of the chairman or in case
13 of the death, disability, absence, or resignation of the chairman. The petition shall
14 include the full name, signature, and residence address of the chairman and the vice
15 chairman. The chairman and vice chairman each shall be a qualified voter in the
16 voting area from which the public official whose recall is being sought is elected.
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tim Prather.
DIGEST
SB 457 Original 2018 Regular Session Walsworth
Present law provides that prior to the entering of any signatures on a petition, the chairman
of the recall petition will file with the secretary of state a copy of the recall petition which
will be endorsed by the secretary of state. Present law requires that a copy of the petition will
be transmitted by the secretary of state to the registrar of voters for each parish in which the
recall election is to be held.
Present law requires the chairman of the recall will list on the petition every parish which
is in the voting area in which the recall election is to be held. Present law provides the
petition will be deemed filed when it is received in the office of the secretary of state, or at
Page 2 of 3
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 457
SLS 18RS-731 ORIGINAL
the time it is postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or is receipted on a return receipt request
form, if it is subsequently received in the office of the secretary of state.
Proposed law retains present law and further requires that upon filing the recall petition, the
chairman and vice chairman must provide a copy of a pictured identification that contains
their names and signatures, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government
check, paycheck, or other government document that shows their names and addresses.
Present law provides that the recall petition will designate a chairman to act for the signers
of the petition in all matters, and a vice chairman to act on order of the chairman or in case
of the death, disability, absence, or resignation of the chairman. The recall petition will
include the full name and residence address of the chairman and the vice chairman.
Proposed law retains present law and further requires the recall petition to include the
signatures of the chairman and the vice chairman.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 18:1300.2(C)(1) and 1300.5(A))
Page 3 of 3
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.