2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 16
BY SENATOR BERNARD
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:423(J), relative to parish boards of election supervisors; to
3 provide for member compensation; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 18:423(J) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง423. Parish boards of election supervisors
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8 J. Notwithstanding any provision of Subsection E of this Section to the
9 contrary, in a parish where the parish board of election supervisors tabulates and
10 counts absentee by mail and early voting ballots in accordance with R.S. 18:1313.1,
11 a member of the board may be compensated not more than eight nine days for a
12 presidential or regularly scheduled congressional primary or general election or
13 seven eight days for any other primary or general election.
14 Section 2.(A) The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective when
15 an Act of the Louisiana Legislature containing a specific appropriation of monies for the
16 implementation of the provisions of this Act becomes effective.
17 (B) The provisions of this Section shall become effective upon signature by the
18 governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become
19 law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the
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1 Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the
2 legislature, the provisions of this Section shall become effective on the day following such
3 approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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