2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 - Louisiana Election Code
RS 18:1945 - Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format
CHAPTER 13-C. REDISTRICTING PLAN SUBMISSIONS
§1945. Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format
A. If a local governing body utilizes a geographic information system to develop its redistricting plan, the local governing body shall submit an electronic shapefile which reflects its redistricting plan to the secretary of state within ten business days of its adoption of the redistricting plan.
B. If a local governing body is unable to submit an electronic shapefile, the local governing body shall submit an ASCII, comma delimited block equivalency import file which indicates the census block assignments in accordance with its redistricting plan to the secretary of state within ten business days of its adoption of the redistricting plan.
C. For the purposes of this Section, "local governing body" shall include each parish governing authority, municipal governing authority, and school board.
Acts 2016, No. 623, §1.
