2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 23
BY SENATOR BERNARD
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1309(A)(2), relative to early voting locations; to require
approval by the secretary of state; to provide for location requirements; and to
provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 18:1309(A)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ยง1309. Early voting; verification
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(2) During the early voting period, the registrar shall maintain regular office
hours, remaining open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Early
voting on each day of the early voting period shall terminate when all persons who
were in line to vote at the close of the regular office hours of the registrar's office,
as provided in this Paragraph, have been allowed to vote. If the secretary of state
determines the office space of the registrar is insufficient or inconvenient to
accommodate early voting, the registrar may provide for an alternate location to
conduct early voting, which location shall be in the courthouse or in a public
building in the immediate vicinity thereof an accessible and conveniently located
public facility within the parish, and in such case, adequate notice shall be posted
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at the registrar's office informing the public of the location where early voting is
being conducted.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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