2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 — Louisiana election code
RS 18:177 — Reinstatement of registration after suspension
§177. Reinstatement of registration after suspension
A. The registration of a person whose registration has been suspended by the registrar of voters pursuant to R.S. 18:176 for conviction of a felony shall be reinstated when the person appears in the office of the registrar and provides documentation from the appropriate correction official showing that such person is no longer under an order of imprisonment, provided that any person who qualifies to vote under the special program for physically handicapped voters pursuant to Chapter 7-A of this Title may provide such documentation in the manner provided for such voters to vote absentee pursuant to R.S. 18:1332 and 1333.
B. The registration of a person who has been interdicted and judicially declared mentally incompetent and whose registration has been suspended by the registrar pursuant to R.S. 18:176 shall be reinstated upon receipt by the registrar of a certified copy of a definitive judgment revoking such interdiction.
Acts 1997, No. 1420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 1381, §1.
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