2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 — Louisiana election code
RS 18:1309.1 — Notice of preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machines
§1309.1. Notice of preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machines
A. Prior to the conduct of early voting, the parish custodian shall notify each candidate of the time and place at which the voting machines will be prepared for early voting. The notice shall state the time and place at which he will begin preparation of the machines for sealing and that the candidate or his representative may be present to observe the preparation of the machines for sealing by the parish custodian. Each candidate or his representative shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to inspect and test vote the machines to see that they are in the proper condition for use in the election, which opportunity shall not be less than thirty minutes beginning at the time designated by the parish custodian to begin preparation of the machines for sealing. However, no candidate, representative, or citizen shall interfere with the registrar of voters, parish custodian, or any employee or technician or assume any of their duties.
B. Each candidate or representative shall identify to the registrar of voters the candidate whom he is representing. In addition, any citizen of this state may be present to observe the sealing of the machines by the parish custodian and shall be afforded an opportunity to inspect the machines to see that they are in proper condition for use for early voting.
C. After the machines have been examined by each candidate, or representative, or citizen who is present, the parish board of election supervisors shall generate a zero tally to ensure that the voting machine's public counter is set at zero and that no votes have been cast for any candidate or for or against any proposition. The parish custodian shall then seal the voting machine.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, No. 431, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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