2022 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 369
BY SENATOR HARRIS AND REPRESENTATIVES ADAMS, BOYD, ROBBY
CARTER, WILFORD CARTER, DUPLESSIS, FISHER, GLOVER,
GREEN, HUGHES, JENKINS, JORDAN, LAFLEUR, LARVADAIN,
LYONS, NEWELL AND SELDERS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:423(E), 426.1(A)(2), and 1309(J), relative to compensation
3 for certain election workers; to provide for increased rates of compensation; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 18:423(E), 426.1(A)(2), and 1309(J) are hereby amended and
7 reenacted to read as follows:
8 §423. Parish boards of election supervisors
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10 E. Compensation. Each member of the parish board of election supervisors
11 shall receive fifty one hundred fifty dollars for each day, not to exceed six days,
12 actually spent in the performance of his duties in preparing for and supervising each
13 election held in the parish, except that each member of the board may be
14 compensated for not more than seven days for a presidential or regularly scheduled
15 congressional general election. In addition, each member of the board who is not a
16 public official shall receive fifty dollars for each day spent in court as a subpoenaed
17 witness in litigation concerning the performance of his duties as a member of the
18 parish board of election supervisors in connection with an election.
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20 §426.1. Election commissioners; compensation
21 A. Each commissioner who serves at the polling place on election day shall
22 be paid according to the following:
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ACT No. 423
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1 (2) A commissioner-in-charge who serves at more than one precinct shall
2 receive three hundred fifty dollars.
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4 §1309. Early voting; verification
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6 J. Upon approval of the secretary of state, a registrar of voters may utilize
7 commissioners selected and trained by the registrar of voters to assist the registrar
8 during the early voting period in the conduct of early voting by his office. A registrar
9 of voters shall, in seeking the approval of the secretary of state, indicate to the
10 secretary the number of commissioners that is required for such assistance. A
11 commissioner who assists the registrar in the conduct of early voting shall take an
12 oath of office as a deputy registrar for the early voting period and shall complete an
13 affidavit prepared by the secretary of state that contains the name, address, and last
14 four digits of the social security number of the early voting commissioner and an
15 acknowledgment that the law prohibits the disclosure of confidential voter
16 information listed in the precinct register or early voting list kept by the registrar.
17 The affidavit shall be retained in the office of the registrar of voters. A commissioner
18 who assists the registrar in the conduct of early voting shall be paid in accordance
19 with R.S. 18:426.1(A)(3) and (B), if applicable, one hundred fifty dollars for each
20 day of such assistance. Commissioners shall also be paid in accordance with R.S.
21 18:426.1(B), if applicable.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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