ENROLLED
ACT No. 365
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 286
BY REPRESENTATIVES JONES, BRYANT, GARY CARTER, WILFORD CARTER,
COX, DUPLESSIS, GLOVER, HUGHES, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS,
TRAVIS JOHNSON, JORDAN, LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE,
MCFARLAND, DUSTIN MILLER, SELDERS, WILLARD, AND WRIGHT AND
SENATORS BARROW, CATHEY, AND JACKSON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1309(A)(1)(a)(i), relative to early voting; to provide for the
3 period for the conduct of early voting in the presidential election; to provide for an
4 effective date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 18:1309(A)(1)(a)(i) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 ยง1309. Early voting; verification
9 A.(1)(a)(i) The period for conducting early voting shall be from fourteen
10 days to seven days prior to any scheduled election. However, for the presidential
11 election, the period for conducting early voting shall be from eighteen days to seven
12 days prior to the presidential election.
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14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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