RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 22 (HB 285) 2021 Regular Session James
Existing law provides for the time a voter may remain in a voting machine during early
voting and on election day.
Prior law generally provided that a voter would not remain in a voting machine longer than
three minutes.
New law provides instead that a voter shall not remain in a voting machine for longer than
six minutes. New law further provides that if the ballot is lengthy or if it contains complex
propositions or constitutional amendments, the appropriate election officials may allocate
additional time in an equitable manner.
Existing law specifically allows a voter receiving assistance in voting or a voter using the
audio ballot to remain in a voting machine for up to 20 minutes.
Effective January 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 18:563(C)(1) and 1309(E)(4)(a))