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2023 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 203
BY SENATOR CLOUD
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
VOTERS/VOTING. Provides relative to powers and duties of registrars of voters. (8/1/23)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S.18:192(A)(1)(a) and to enact R.S. 18:110(E), relative to powers
3 and duties of registrars of voters; to provide for voter registration records; to provide
4 for voter registration record corrections; to provide for canvassing requirements; and
5 to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 18:192(A)(1)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
8 18:110(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §110. Removal from precinct; removal from parish
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11 E. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a registrar of voters from
12 correcting an error made by a registrar of voters to a voter's registration at any
13 time.
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15 §192. Annual canvass; costs
16 A.(1)(a) No later than June thirtieth in each parish, the registrar of voters
17 shall annually canvass the names of the registrants in all precincts in the parish.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 203
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1 Failure of the registrar to conduct an annual canvass as provided in this Paragraph
2 shall constitute willful misconduct relating to his official duty for the purposes of
3 R.S. 18:53. The Department of State shall use the United States Postal Service or its
4 licensee to verify the names, and addresses, and homestead exemptions of the
5 registrants in all precincts in the state. A verification by the United States Postal
6 Service or its licensee shall constitute a valid canvass of the registered voter.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 203 Original 2023 Regular Session Cloud
Present law establishes criteria for a registrant to change his voter registration.
Proposed law allows for the correction of errors made by a registrar of voters to a voter
registration at any time.
Present law requires the Dept. of State to use the United States Postal Service or its licensee
to verify the names and addresses of the registrants in all precincts in the state and
establishes that such a verification constitutes a valid canvass of the registered voter.
Proposed law retains present law and further requires verification of the registrants'
homestead exemption.
Effective August 1, 2023.
(Amends R.S. 18:192(A)(1)(a); adds R.S. 18:110(E))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.