2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 — Louisiana election code
RS 18:401.4 — Early voting in other parishes
§401.4. Early voting in other parishes
A. For an election in an affected area for which the secretary of state has submitted an emergency plan to the legislature pursuant to R.S. 18:401.3(C), and such plan has been approved by the legislature pursuant to R.S. 18:401.3(D), any registered voter of the affected area, who has registered to vote on or before the date of the gubernatorially declared emergency or disaster, may vote during the early voting period for such election at any office of the registrar in any parish that has a population of one hundred thousand or more according to the most recent federal decennial census.
B. The registrars of voters shall conduct the early voting authorized by this Section in the same manner as provided in R.S. 18:1309(A). The secretary of state shall assist each registrar of voters, as necessary, in the preparation for and conduct of early voting authorized by this Section. Any expenses associated with compliance with the provisions of this Section shall be borne by any local or municipal entity for which a local or municipal candidate or a local bond, debt, or tax proposition or other question appears on the ballot for such election. Prior to the beginning of early voting pursuant to this Section, the secretary of state shall contact the appropriate election official in each jurisdiction where potential displaced registered voters are currently located to the best of his knowledge, to verify that each such registered voter has not registered to vote in that jurisdiction or, if such jurisdiction has a statewide voter registration database, in that state. If the secretary of state finds that a displaced registered voter has registered in that jurisdiction or state, the registered voter shall not be permitted to vote early pursuant to this Section and the secretary of state shall instruct the appropriate registrar of voters to proceed in accordance with the applicable provisions of Part V of this Chapter.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be effective until July 16, 2006.
Acts 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 3, §1, eff. Feb. 23, 2006.
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