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2019 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 63
BY SENATOR COLOMB
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MUNICIPALITIES. Authorizes all qualified electors residing within certain parishes to vote
for the incorporation of an unincorporated area. (8/1/19)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:3(B), relative to a special election for the incorporation of an
3 unincorporated area; to provide for a special election; to provide for vote to include
4 qualified electors residing in certain parishes; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 33:3(B) is hereby amended to read as follows:
7 ยง3. Governor's determination; special election
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9 B.(1) The special election shall be for the purpose of determining whether the
10 unincorporated area described in the petition shall become a municipality. All
11 qualified electors residing within the area proposed for incorporation shall be entitled
12 to vote in the special election and the election shall be held in accordance with the
13 procedures specified in R.S. 18:1300. The costs of the special election shall be borne
14 by the parish in which the area proposed for incorporation is located. If such area is
15 located in more than one parish, the cost of the election shall be prorated between the
16 parishes on the basis of the percentage of electors residing in each parish who are
17 eligible to vote in the election. The results of the election shall be determined and
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1 promulgated as provided in R.S. 18:1300.
2 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection,
3 in parishes having a population in excess of four hundred forty thousand, based
4 on the latest federal decennial census, all qualified electors residing within the
5 parishes of the area proposed for incorporation shall be entitled to vote in the
6 special election and the election shall be held in accordance with the procedures
7 specified in R.S. 18:1300. The costs of the special election shall be borne by the
8 parishes in which the area proposed for incorporation is located. If such area
9 is located in more than one parish, the cost of the election shall be prorated
10 between the parishes on the basis of the percentage of electors residing in each
11 parish. The results of the election shall be determined and promulgated as
12 provided in R.S. 18:1300.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
SB 63 Original 2019 Regular Session Colomb
Present law provides for the governor to call a special election for the purpose of
determining whether the unincorporated area described in the petition shall become a
municipality.
Present law authorizes all qualified electors residing within the area proposed for
incorporation to be entitled to vote in the special election.
Proposed law retains present law but provides for an exception for parishes having a
population in excess of 440,000, based on the latest federal decennial census, authorizing all
qualified electors residing within the parishes of the area proposed for incorporation to be
entitled to vote in the special election to determine whether the unincorporated area shall
become a municipality.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 33:3(B))
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