RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 535 (SB 457) 2018 Regular Session Walsworth
Prior law provided 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. Further required that a copy of the petition will be
transmitted by the secretary of state to the registrar of voters for each parish where the recall
election is to be held.
Prior law required the chairman of the recall to list on the petition every parish that is in the
voting area where the recall election is to be held. Further provided the petition will be
considered filed when it is received in the office of the secretary of state, or at 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.
New law retains prior law and further requires that upon filing the recall petition, the
chairman and vice chairman are to provide a copy of a picture identification that contains
their name and signature of the chairman and vice chairman respectively or copies of current
utility bills, bank statements, government checks, paychecks, or other government documents
that show the name and address of the chairman and vice chairman, respectively.
Prior law provided 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.
New law retains prior law and further requires the recall petition to include the signatures of
the chairman and the vice chairman.
Effective upon signature of the governor (May 23, 2018).
(Amends R.S. 18:1300.2(C)(1) and 1300.5(A))