The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 384 Original 2024 Regular Session Fields
Present law provides that voter registration application forms must include space for the applicant
to include the following required information: date of application, applicant's name, applicant's date
of birth, applicant's place of residence, and the applicant's Louisiana driver's license or special
identification number, if issued.
Present law further provides that the voter registration application form must contain space for
additional information to be supplied by applicant either with the initially submitted application or
in response to a request for additional information by the registrar of voters for identification
purposes. The additional information section includes the voter's sex, race or ethic origin, single
political party affiliation or entry to that effect, place of birth, mother's maiden name, e-mail address,
telephone number, whether the applicant requires assistance when voting, last residence address,
place of registration, and former registered name, if applicable.
Proposed law retains present law as to required additional information with the exception of the
applicant's mother's maiden name.
Present law provides that before any voter is allowed to vote in a primary of general election the
registrar or his deputy must establish the voter's identity by requiring him to submit either a
Louisiana driver's license, special identification card, generally recognized picture information card
that contains the name and signature of the voter, or a United States military identification card that
contains the voter's name and picture.
Present law further provides that if the voter does not have one of the forms of identification
otherwise required by present law to verify his identity that the voter must sign and complete an
affidavit that includes his date of birth and mother's maiden name.
Proposed law retains present law as to required voter information with the exception of the
applicant's mother's maiden name and additionally requires the affidavit to include the voter's full
name and address where he is registered to vote.
Present law requires the secretary of state to prepare an absentee by mail certificate that must include
certain information, including the full name and place of resident of the voter in Louisiana, a
statement of the voter certifying that he applied for the ballot and either marked it himself or that it
was marked according to his instructions and in his presence, a statement of the voter certifying that
he is entitled to vote at the precinct he names, authorization from the parish board of election
supervisors to open the ballot and count it, the voter's mother's maiden name, and affidavit followed
by a line for the handwritten signature or mark of the voter certifying the statements made by him
are true and correct and an acknowledgment of the penalties for knowingly making a false statement. Proposed law retains present law as to the required information with the exception of the applicant's
mother's maiden name.
Present law requires an applicant for an absentee by mail ballot to provide certain information,
including the election or election for which he requests an absentee ballot, the reason for his request
to vote absentee by mail, the address to which the ballots are to be sent, the ward and precinct in
which the person is qualified to vote, if known, the maiden name of the voter's mother or other
identifying information provided in the voter's application for registration, the street address in the
parish where the voter resides, and, if the applicant requests that a ballot for a general election be
sent in addition to a ballot for the primary, an attestation to the registrar of voters that he will be
eligible to vote absentee by mail in the general election.
Proposed law retains present law as to required additional information with the exception of the
applicant's mother's maiden name.
Present law provides that before any voter is allowed to vote during early voting the registrar or his
deputy must establish the voter's identity by requiring him to submit either a Louisiana driver's
license, special identification card, generally recognized picture information card that contains the
name and signature of the voter, or a United States military identification card that contains the
voter's name and picture.
Present law further provides that if the voter does not have one of the forms of identification
otherwise required by present law to verify his identity that the voter must sign and complete an
affidavit that includes his date of birth and mother's maiden name.
Proposed law retains present law as to the required voter information with the exception of the
applicant's mother's maiden name and additionally requires the affidavit to include the voter's full
name and address where he is registered to vote.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 18:104(B), 562(A)(2)(b), 1306(E)(1), 1307(A), and 1309(D)(1)(b))