ENROLLED
ACT No. 18
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 216
BY REPRESENTATIVE HORTON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:425(B)(6), relative to the qualifications of election
3 commissioners; to authorize certain nonresident active duty servicemembers and
4 their dependents to serve as commissioners; to provide for qualifications; to provide
5 for conditions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 18:425(B)(6) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง425. Commissioners
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10 B. Qualifications and classifications.
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12 (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, a
13 qualified voter of this state or a person who is registered to vote in another state who
14 is able to perform the essential duties of a commissioner as described in the
15 informational pamphlet developed by the secretary of state pursuant to R.S.
16 18:421(C), who is not a candidate in the election, who certifies he is a United States
17 citizen, and who is a student at an institution of higher learning located in this state
18 meets the following additional criteria may be selected as a commissioner as follows:
19 (a) A student at a postsecondary education institution may be selected as a
20 commissioner in any precinct in the parish where the institution of higher learning
21 is located if the student submits to the clerk a copy of his student identification or fee
22 bill showing current enrollment and a copy of his proof of voter registration.
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1 (b) A nonresident active duty servicemember serving at a military
2 installation as defined in R.S. 33:4734 that is located in Louisiana or his dependent
3 as defined in 10 U.S.C. 987 may be selected as a commissioner in any precinct in the
4 parish where the military installation is located if the servicemember or his
5 dependent submits to the clerk a copy of his military identification card, a copy of
6 his proof of voter registration, and he wears plain clothes while serving in his
7 capacity as commissioner.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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