The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 16 Engrossed 2023 Regular Session Bernard
Present law provides that in a parish where the parish board of election supervisors tabulates and
counts absentee by mail and early voting ballots in accordance with present law a member of the
board may be compensated not more than eight days for a presidential or regularly scheduled
congressional primary or general election or seven days for any other primary or general election.
Proposed law increases the maximum compensation period in present law to not more than nine days
for a presidential or regularly scheduled congressional primary or general election or eight days for
any other primary or general election.
Effective August 1, 2023.
(Amends R.S. 18:423(J))