RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 133 (HB 30) 2019 Regular Session Bacala
Existing law (R.S. 18:562 and 1309) requires election officials to establish the identity of a
person who seeks to vote at a polling place during early voting or on election day. Requires
the person to present a La. driver's license, a La. special identification card issued pursuant
to existing law (R.S. 40:1321), or other generally recognized picture identification card that
contains the name and signature of the person. Provides that if the person does not have such
identification, he shall complete and sign an affidavit before the commissioners. Provides
that a person who votes without the required identification is subject to challenge pursuant
to existing law (R.S. 18:565 and 1315).
New law adds to the acceptable forms of identification a U.S. military identification card that
contains the person's name and picture.
Effective January 1, 2020.
(Amends R.S. 18:562(A)(2) and (C) and 1309(D)(1))