Louisiana 2022 2022 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SR151 Comm Sub / Analysis

                    The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SR 151 Original	2022 Regular Session	Carter
Creates a task force to study the expansion of early voting with an emphasis on rural communities.
Provides that the task force shall be composed of the following:
(1)The secretary of state, or his designee.
(2)The commissioner of elections, or his designee.
(3)A member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate.
(4)The chairman of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, or his designee.
(5)The president of the Louisiana Registrars of Voters Association, or his designee.
(6)A member of the Louisiana Registrars of Voters Association from a rural parish, appointed
by the president of the board of directors of the Louisiana Registrars of Voters Association.
(7) A member of the Louisiana Registrars of Voters Association from an urban parish,
appointed by the president of the board of directors of the Louisiana Registrars of Voters
Association.
(8)A member of the Louisiana Municipal Association from a rural parish, appointed by the
president of the Louisiana Municipal Association.
(9)A member of the Louisiana Municipal Association from an urban parish, appointed by the
president of the Louisiana Municipal Association.
(10)A member of the Louisiana Police Jury Association, appointed by the president of the
Louisiana Police Jury Association.
The names of the members of the task force must be submitted to the chairman of the Senate and
Governmental Affairs Committee no later than August 1, 2022.
The task force must hold its first organizational meeting no later than September 1, 2022, and the
task force should elect any other officers as it finds necessary.