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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 646 2023 Regular Session Farnum
VOTING/REGISTRATION: Provides for the annual canvass of registered voters
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Narrows the applicability of the Dept. of State's canvass for the first two annual
canvasses pursuant to proposed law.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law requires each registrar of voters to conduct an annual canvass of registered voters
no later than June 30th in order to update voter registration records. Elements of the annual
canvass include:
(1)A requirement that the Dept. of State use the U.S. Postal Service or its licensee to
verify names and addresses of registered voters.
(2)A requirement that the registrar of voters send an address confirmation card to each
registrant whose address is not verified or whose corrected address is outside of the
parish and place the names of such registrants on the inactive list of voters.
Proposed law requires that either the registrar of voters or the Dept. of State send address
confirmation notices.
Proposed law further requires the Dept. of State to conduct an annual canvass no later than
June 30th in order to update voter registration records. Elements of the canvass include:
(1)A requirement that the secretary of state identify registered voters for whom there is
not a corrected address and who have not participated in an election, updated their
registration information, or taken other specified actions in the previous 10 years.
However, requires the first canvass conducted by the Dept. of State to apply only to
registrants to failed to take action within the past 30 years; the second canvass
conducted by the Dept. of State shall apply only to registrants to failed to take action
within the past 20 years.
(2)A requirement that the secretary of state send such persons an address confirmation
notice and place the names of such registrants on the inactive list of voters.
Effective March 31, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 18:192, 193(H), and 198(A); Adds R.S. 18:191.1; Repeals R.S. 18:193(B) and
(I))
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