2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 18 Louisiana election code :: RS 18:425.2 Commissioners; split hours

§425.2.  Commissioners; split hours

A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a parish board of election supervisors determines that the parish may have a shortage of commissioners to serve at the polls on election day, the parish board of election supervisors may create two equal work shifts for commissioners.  The parish board of election supervisors may select commissioners for one shift or two shifts on an election day, and two shifts shall be equivalent to the full election day.  The compensation of a commissioner who is selected to serve for one shift on an election day shall be half of what he would receive for a full day of service, as provided in R.S. 18:425(E).  The State Board of Election Supervisors shall prescribe uniform rules with respect to the selection, scheduling, and procedures relative to a parish board of election supervisors creating two equal shifts for commissioners on election day.

B.  The provisions of this Section shall be null and of no effect on January 1, 2007, and thereafter.

Acts 2004, No. 693, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2004, No. 746, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.