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2021 LA H 139

Author:	Gadberry
Version:	Enacted
Version Date:	06/01/2021

ENROLLED

ACT No 12

2021 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 139

BY REPRESENTATIVE GADBERRY AND SENATORS CATHEY, MORRIS, AND WOMACK

AN ACT

To amend and reenact R.S. 18:423(B), relative to parish boards of election supervisors; to provide for training of members of parish boards of election supervisors; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section 1. R.S. 18:423(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:

§ 423. Parish boards of election supervisors

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B. Powers and duties. (1) The parish board of election supervisors shall supervise the preparation for and the conduct of all elections held in the parish. All papers filed with the parish board of election supervisors shall be filed with the president or the secretary of the board. The list of watchers shall be filed as provided in R.S. 18:435(B). The parish board of election supervisors shall maintain a permanent street address, which shall be filed with the secretary of state and the clerk of court.

(2) The members of the parish board of election supervisors, except the registrar of voters or the clerk of court, shall complete annual training that is related to the preparation for and the conduct of elections and that is prepared by the secretary of state and approved by the attorney general.

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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2022.