The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by LG Sullivan.
DIGEST
SB 219 Original 2021 Regular Session Cloud
Present law requires annual canvassing of registrants by each registrar. Provides for the canvass
through the Dept. of State, utilizing the United States Postal Service to verify names and addresses
of registrants in all precincts.
Proposed law retains present law and requires each registrar in a parish with a publicly owned utility
to canvass registrants living in a precinct in the utility service area using customer information
provided by the public utility.
Present law provides for the registrar to use an address confirmation card to notify a person that the
registrar has reason to believe he has changed addresses and, if applicable, that the person is no
longer qualified to be registered.
Proposed law retains present law.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 18:192(A)(2); adds R.S. 18:192(A)(3))