SLS 25RS-196 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 80
BY SENATOR MILLER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ELECTION OFFENSES. Provides relative to exit polling. (8/1/25)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 18:1462.1(D), relative to exit polling; to define exit polling; and to provide for
3 related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 18:1462.1(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง1462.1. Registration of persons conducting exit polling during early voting or on
7 election day; penalties
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9 D. (1) "Exit poll" as used in this Section shall mean a poll by a bona fide
10 journalist or news media organization of voters leaving a polling place to gather
11 basic demographic information and determine how voters voted on candidates
12 and propositions in an election. The poll shall be conducted in a nondisruptive
13 manner.
14 (2) The term "exit poll" shall not be construed to include polls about
15 races, propositions, or issues not on the ballot, or dissemination of information
16 to voters.
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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. 80
SLS 25RS-196 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof
or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
DIGEST
SB 80 Original 2025 Regular Session Miller
Present law provides for the requirements to conduct exit polling.
Proposed law defines exit poll to be a poll by a bonafide journalist or news media
organization of voters leaving a polling place to gather basic demographic information and
determine how voters vote on candidates and propositions in an election.
Effective August 1, 2025.
(Adds R.S. 18:1462.1(D))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.