Louisiana Code — 18
Browse 506 sections in division 18 of the Louisiana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § RS 18:1. Short title; citation
- § RS 18:2. Definitions
- § RS 18:3. Petitions submitted to registrars of voters
- § RS 18:4. Witness requirements
- § RS 18:18. Secretary of state; powers and duties
- § RS 18:18.1. Political activities prohibited
- § RS 18:18.2. Certain political activities prohibited; secretary of state
- § RS 18:19. Contracts for storage of voting machines; public bid; negotiation
- § RS 18:20. Contracts for a signature digitization/verification system
- § RS 18:21. Maps; use of voting machines, technology, and other resources; fees; Voting Technology Fund
- § RS 18:23. State Board of Election Supervisors
- § RS 18:24. Powers and duties; authority to intervene in actions
- § RS 18:25. Annual reports
- § RS 18:27. Political activities prohibited
- § RS 18:31. State voter registration computer system; parish computer system
- § RS 18:41. Louisiana Elections Integrity; administration of Part
- § RS 18:42. Rule making power
- § RS 18:43. Investigations and hearings; certain elections
- § RS 18:44. Contesting election; referral for prosecution
- § RS 18:45. Limitations on powers and duties of board
- § RS 18:46. Annual reports
- § RS 18:47. Staff; assistance to board
- § RS 18:49.1. Division of election integrity; powers and duties
- § RS 18:51. Registrar for each parish; appointment; commission; bond and oath
- § RS 18:51.1. Manner of appointment of the registrar
- § RS 18:52. Qualifications of registrars
- § RS 18:53. Removal from office; may not be own immediate successor
- § RS 18:54. Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bond; orientation and training
- § RS 18:55. Compensation of registrar of voters; amount and manner of payment; reduction during tenure prohibited; prohibited increase
- § RS 18:56. Salary supplement
- § RS 18:57. Reduction of compensation while holding office or employment prohibited
- § RS 18:58. Powers and duties of registrars
- § RS 18:59. Deputies, confidential assistants, and other permanent office employees; temporary employees; appointment and compensation; prohibited increase in compensation
- § RS 18:59.1. Payment of state portion of salaries and expenses of registrars; secretary of state
- § RS 18:59.2. Number of employee positions established; increase; decrease
- § RS 18:59.3. Registrar of voters and unclassified employees; increased salary mandated; additional increase authorized
- § RS 18:59.4. The Louisiana Voter Registration Administrators' Certification Program; requirements; compensation
- § RS 18:60. Removal of deputies and employees
- § RS 18:61. Deputy acting for registrar; administration of oaths
- § RS 18:62. Political activities prohibited
- § RS 18:63. Ineligibility to hold elective or appointive public office
- § RS 18:64. Attorney general as legal adviser to registrar
- § RS 18:65. Retirement or resignation of a registrar
- § RS 18:66. Mandatory duties of registrar; ministerial character; compelling performance by mandamus or other process; appeal
- § RS 18:101. Registration to vote; qualifications; more than one residence; presidential elections
- § RS 18:101.1. Verification of registration information
- § RS 18:102. Ineligible persons
- § RS 18:102.1. Persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilities
- § RS 18:103. Personal appearance of applicant required; exceptions
- § RS 18:104. Application for registration; form
- § RS 18:105. Establishment of identity; proof of naturalization of foreign-born applicant
- § RS 18:106. Physical disability; inability to write English; language minority groups; execution of documents; assistance
- § RS 18:106.1. Change of registration for voters with disabilities and documentation establishing disability
- § RS 18:107. Party affiliation for registration; change in party affiliation
- § RS 18:108. Prior registration; surrender of notice of registration before new registration; change of place of registration
- § RS 18:109. Notice of registration and change in registration
- § RS 18:110. Removal from precinct; removal from parish
- § RS 18:111. Change of name or signature; married persons
- § RS 18:112. Endorsement of changes
- § RS 18:113. Denial of registration; remedies of applicant
- § RS 18:113.1. Denial or cancellation of registration; correction of errors
- § RS 18:114. Registration at driver's license facilities
- § RS 18:115. Registration by mail
- § RS 18:115.1. Electronic registration
- § RS 18:116. Voter registration agencies
- § RS 18:117. Training for accepting voter registration applications
- § RS 18:118. Voter registration application form availability; firearm retailers
- § RS 18:119. Voter registration drives; mandatory registration
- § RS 18:131. Place of registration; office and mobile registration unit defined
- § RS 18:132. Offices furnished registrar; supplies; expenses
- § RS 18:133. Branch offices; mobile registration units; mandatory registration drives
- § RS 18:133.1. Temporary branch office; deputy registrar; appointment; compensation
- § RS 18:134. Office hours
- § RS 18:135. Close of registration
- § RS 18:135.1. Close of voter registration; plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approval
- § RS 18:151. Custody of records
- § RS 18:152. Required records
- § RS 18:152.1. Destruction of records of the registrar of voters
- § RS 18:153. Tax rolls
- § RS 18:154. Records open to inspection; copying; exceptions
- § RS 18:155. Refusal or neglect to grant right of inspection; remedies
- § RS 18:156. Alteration, defacing, destruction, or removal of records
- § RS 18:157. Delivery of precinct registers to election authorities
- § RS 18:158. Retention of absentee by mail and early voting ballots and records; retention of registration records for federal elections
- § RS 18:171. Report of convictions of felony
- § RS 18:171.1. Conviction of felony in federal court; notification
- § RS 18:172. Judgment of interdiction for mental incompetence
- § RS 18:173. Deaths
- § RS 18:175. Voting list from Department of State
- § RS 18:176. Suspension and cancellation of registration and challenge of unlawful registration on the basis of reports
- § RS 18:177. Reinstatement of registration after suspension
- § RS 18:177.1. Satisfaction of order of imprisonment; provision of information relative to registration and reinstatement
- § RS 18:178. Notification on jury venire
- § RS 18:191. Permanent registration
- § RS 18:191.1. Address confirmation notice
- § RS 18:192. Annual canvass; costs
- § RS 18:193. Challenge and cancellation of registration; notice; procedures
- § RS 18:195. Challenge of registrants in the United States Service or temporarily residing outside United States
- § RS 18:196. Inactive list of voters; procedure for voting
- § RS 18:197. Registration; cancellation
- § RS 18:198. Change of residence or change in address; inquiry by registrar; change of records
- § RS 18:199. New registration necessary after cancellation
- § RS 18:201. Change of address caused by action of a parish or municipal governing authority; use of information furnished by U.S. Postal Service
- § RS 18:401. Purpose and nature of primary and general elections
- § RS 18:401.1. Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency plan
- § RS 18:401.2. Change to polling places; state of emergency
- § RS 18:401.3. Emergency plan by secretary of state; gubernatorial and legislative approval
- § RS 18:401.4. Emergency actions by the secretary of state
- § RS 18:402. Dates of primary and general elections; prohibited election days
- § RS 18:403. Election records and papers; preservation; public record
- § RS 18:404. Ranked-choice voting and instant runoff voting prohibited; exception
- § RS 18:410.1. Party primary elections
- § RS 18:410.2. Party primary office; party primary qualifications
- § RS 18:410.3. Purpose and nature of party primary elections
- § RS 18:410.4. Manner of qualifying for a party primary election
- § RS 18:410.5. Nominating petitions
- § RS 18:410.6. Death of a candidate; procedure; selection of party nominee
- § RS 18:410.7. Party candidates who qualify for a general election
- § RS 18:410.8. Candidates not affiliated with a major political party; qualifying for the general election
- § RS 18:410.9. Nomination of candidates in a party primary election; general election; unopposed candidate
- § RS 18:410.10. Party primary elections
- § RS 18:419.1. Applicability of Part
- § RS 18:419.2. Spring elections in 2026
- § RS 18:421. Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state
- § RS 18:422. Clerks of court; deputy clerks and other employees of the clerk
- § RS 18:423. Parish boards of election supervisors
- § RS 18:424. Commissioners-in-charge
- § RS 18:425. Commissioners
- § RS 18:425.1. Consolidation of polling places; reduction of voting machines and election officials
- § RS 18:425.2. Election officials; requirements and prohibitions
- § RS 18:426. Alternate commissioners; qualifications, powers, and duties; oath and compensation
- § RS 18:426.1. Election commissioners; compensation
- § RS 18:427. Watchers
- § RS 18:428. Law enforcement assistance to commissioners
- § RS 18:429. Clerk of court; notification of cyber incidents
- § RS 18:431. Commissioners; courses of instruction; certificates; reports; list of certified persons furnished by parish board of election supervisors
- § RS 18:431.1. Examinations for courses of instruction
- § RS 18:433. Commissioners-in-charge; course of instruction; selection; commission; disqualification; replacement
- § RS 18:434. Commissioners and alternate commissioners; selection; commission; disqualification; replacement
- § RS 18:435. Watchers; appointment and commission
- § RS 18:436. Election officials at certain special elections
- § RS 18:441. Recognition
- § RS 18:442. Organization
- § RS 18:443. State central committee
- § RS 18:443.1. State central committee; composition and apportionment
- § RS 18:443.2. Alternate method; election; composition and apportionment
- § RS 18:444. Parish executive committees
- § RS 18:445. Parish executive committees; formation in parishes where no committee has been elected
- § RS 18:445.1. Political party committees; election
- § RS 18:446. Candidates for membership on political party committees; method of qualifying for a primary election
- § RS 18:447. Parish executive committees; fundraising
- § RS 18:448. Vacancies in the state central committee or parish executive committee of a recognized political party
- § RS 18:451. Qualifications of candidates
- § RS 18:451.1. Local ordinances affecting the qualifications of candidates
- § RS 18:451.2. Qualifications of candidates for sheriff, tax assessor, and clerk of court
- § RS 18:451.3. Displaced persons seeking to qualify; domicile, residence
- § RS 18:452. Classification of candidates
- § RS 18:453. Dual candidacy
- § RS 18:454. Campaign Sign Recycling Fund
- § RS 18:461. Manner of qualifying
- § RS 18:461.1. Ethics education requirement; certification for ethics education
- § RS 18:462. Officials with whom candidates qualify
- § RS 18:463. Notice of candidacy; campaign finance disclosure; political advertising; penalties
- § RS 18:464. Qualifying fees; additional fees imposed by political party committees; financial statements
- § RS 18:465. Nominating petitions
- § RS 18:466. Time for qualifying in a primary election
- § RS 18:467. Opening of qualifying period
- § RS 18:468. Close of the qualifying period
- § RS 18:469. Reopening of qualifying period; effect
- § RS 18:470. Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitions
- § RS 18:470.1. List of candidates
- § RS 18:471. Acts performed with or by clerk of court
- § RS 18:481. Candidates who qualify for a general election
- § RS 18:482. Number of candidates who may qualify for a general election
- § RS 18:483. Effect of tie vote in a primary election
- § RS 18:491. Standing to object to candidacy
- § RS 18:492. Grounds for an objection to candidacy
- § RS 18:493. Time for objecting to candidacy
- § RS 18:494. Effect of sustaining an objection to candidacy
- § RS 18:495. Initiation of action by district attorney; attorney general; court costs and attorney fees
- § RS 18:501. Procedure for withdrawal
- § RS 18:502. Effect of withdrawal
- § RS 18:503. Notice of withdrawal and disqualification
- § RS 18:503.1. Notice of cancellation of proposition
- § RS 18:511. Election of candidates in a primary election
- § RS 18:512. Election of candidates in a general election
- § RS 18:513. Certification of candidates elected
- § RS 18:521. Qualifications of voters
- § RS 18:522. Number of candidates for whom a voter may vote
- § RS 18:523. Americans with Disabilities Act compliance officer
- § RS 18:524. Voting Accessibility Advisory Group
- § RS 18:531. Places for voting in primary and general elections
- § RS 18:531.1. Exception to opening polls; alternative voting locations
- § RS 18:532. Establishment of precincts
- § RS 18:532.1. Changing boundaries
- § RS 18:533. Establishment and location of polling places; responsibility for acts or omissions
- § RS 18:534. Change of polling places
- § RS 18:535. Notice of location of precincts and polling places
- § RS 18:536. Notice of change of location of polling place
- § RS 18:537. Enforcement, venue; penalty
- § RS 18:541. Opening and closing of the polls
- § RS 18:542. Termination of voting
- § RS 18:551. Ballots
- § RS 18:552. Election materials
- § RS 18:553. Inspection and preparation of voting machines at polling places; precinct registers and supplemental list
- § RS 18:561. Poll lists
- § RS 18:562. Prerequisites to voting
- § RS 18:563. Procedure for voting
- § RS 18:564. Assistance in voting on election day
- § RS 18:565. Challenge of voters
- § RS 18:566. Provisional voting for federal office; polling place and early voting
- § RS 18:566.1. Provisional voting for federal office; order for extension of poll hours during an election for federal office
- § RS 18:566.2. Tabulation and counting of provisional ballots for federal office
- § RS 18:567. Administrative complaint procedure; scope
- § RS 18:567.1. Definitions
- § RS 18:567.2. Filing a complaint
- § RS 18:567.3. Processing of complaint
- § RS 18:567.4. Computation of time
- § RS 18:567.5. Exemption
- § RS 18:567.6. Judicial review
- § RS 18:571. Procedures for commissioners after termination of voting
- § RS 18:572. Transmission of election returns; voting machine keys; machine certificates
- § RS 18:573. Evidence of election results
- § RS 18:574. Compilation and promulgation of returns
- § RS 18:575. Official results of a primary or general election
- § RS 18:576. Election night returns
- § RS 18:581. Definitions
- § RS 18:582. Applicability
- § RS 18:583. Procedure for anticipated vacancies
- § RS 18:586. Vacancies caused by retirement, resignation, or removal; prohibitions
- § RS 18:591. Vacancy in office of elective members of state boards and commissions
- § RS 18:601. Vacancy in state legislative office; legislative service
- § RS 18:602. Vacancies in certain local and municipal offices; exceptions
- § RS 18:603. Persons designated to assume duties of vacant offices; salary and emoluments; power to appoint
- § RS 18:604. Marshal of city or municipal court; temporary absence; vacancy
- § RS 18:621. Vacancy in office of judge
- § RS 18:651. Applicability
- § RS 18:652. Retirements and resignations
- § RS 18:653. Transmission of notices of retirements and resignations
- § RS 18:654. Effect of filing of resignations
- § RS 18:671. Judgment declaring office vacant
- § RS 18:672. Filing of complaint
- § RS 18:673. Official's opinion
- § RS 18:674. Procedure
- § RS 18:675. Subpart not exclusive
- § RS 18:1251. Election; time of electing
- § RS 18:1252. Qualifications
- § RS 18:1253. Nominating by political parties; certificates of nomination
- § RS 18:1254. Slates of candidates not affiliated with a recognized political party; nominating petitions and qualifying by payment of qualifying fees
- § RS 18:1255. Filing nominating petitions
- § RS 18:1256. Withdrawal of candidate
- § RS 18:1257. Objections to certificates of nomination, nominating petitions, and notices of candidacy for those qualifying by payment of fee
- § RS 18:1258. Vacancy in nomination; procedure; death of candidate
- § RS 18:1259. Arrangement of ballot; designation of party candidates
- § RS 18:1260. Votes for presidential electors
- § RS 18:1261. Determination of election results; tie vote; issuance of certificate
- § RS 18:1262. Credentials of electors
- § RS 18:1263. Meeting of electors
- § RS 18:1264. Vacancies; procedure
- § RS 18:1265. Compensation
- § RS 18:1271. Applicable laws
- § RS 18:1272. United States senators; representatives in congress; time of electing
- § RS 18:1273. Opening and closing of qualifications for candidates for United States senators and representatives in Congress
- § RS 18:1274. Declaration of candidacy by congressional candidates
- § RS 18:1275. United States senator and representative in Congress; qualifications
- § RS 18:1276.1. Congressional districts
- § RS 18:1277. Certification of votes cast for United States senator and representative in Congress
- § RS 18:1278. Vacancies; United States senator
- § RS 18:1279. Vacancies; representatives in congress
- § RS 18:1280. Contests
- § RS 18:1280.21. Presidential preference primary election
- § RS 18:1280.22. Candidates; procedure for qualifying
- § RS 18:1280.23. Conduct of election
- § RS 18:1280.24. Arrangement of ballot
- § RS 18:1280.25. Voting according to party affiliation
- § RS 18:1280.27. Delegates to political party conventions; selection; oaths; voting; allocation among presidential nominees
- § RS 18:1280.31. Definitions
- § RS 18:1281. Statement of purpose
- § RS 18:1282. Political subdivision defined
- § RS 18:1283. Elections
- § RS 18:1284. Resolution calling election; proposition
- § RS 18:1284.1. Proposition language; clear, unbiased, and concise
- § RS 18:1285. Notice of election
- § RS 18:1286. Polling places; election officers
- § RS 18:1286.1. Authority to consolidate polling places; reduction of number of voting machines and election officials
- § RS 18:1287. Election officers; substitutes
- § RS 18:1288. Election officers; oaths
- § RS 18:1289. Penalty for violations
- § RS 18:1290. Qualification of voters
- § RS 18:1291. Voting
- § RS 18:1292. Canvass of returns
- § RS 18:1293. Proces verbal
- § RS 18:1294. Contests
- § RS 18:1295. Special election to increase interest rate
- § RS 18:1299. Applicability
- § RS 18:1299.1. Question or proposition to be voted on; length
- § RS 18:1300. Procedures; notice of election; expenses
- § RS 18:1300.1. Recall authorized
- § RS 18:1300.2. Petition for recall election; campaign finance disclosure
- § RS 18:1300.3. Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; designation as a public record; form of names