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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 553 2023 Regular Session Glover
ELECTIONS: Provides for the nomination of voters with disabilities for gubernatorial
appointment to the State Board of Election Supervisors
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Limits the eligible nominees of a college or university president to those who
have either worked as an elections commissioner for the past five years, hold
a Certified Election Registration Administrator certification, or are or have been
an employee of a registrar of voters or of the elections division of a clerk of
court or of the Dept. of State.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law provides for membership of the State Bd. of Election Supervisors to be
composed of the following eight members:
(1)The lieutenant governor.
(2)The secretary of state.
(3)The attorney general.
(4)The commissioner of elections or a designee of the secretary of state.
(5)One member of the Clerks of Court Assoc.
(6)One member of the Registrars of Voters Assoc.
(7)One member appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by the
presidents of Centenary College, Dillard University, Louisiana College, Loyola
University, Tulane University, and Xavier University.
(8)One member of the Police Jury Assoc. of La.
For the list of nominees submitted by the presidents of the various colleges and universities,
present law allows each president to nominate one person who is not an elected or appointed
public official.
Proposed law retains present law and further permits the various college and university
presidents to include a second nominee who is a disabled voter and is not an elected or
appointed official.
Proposed law limits the eligible nominees of a college or university president to those who
have either worked as an elections commissioner for the past five years, hold a Certified
Election Registration Administrator certification, or are or have been an employee of a
registrar of voters or of the elections division of a clerk of court or of the Dept. of State.
Present law provides that the members of the board shall not receive any compensation but
shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the work of the
board.
Proposed law retains present law.
(Amends R.S. 18:23(A)(7))
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