Louisiana § RS 18:1461.2 - Election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery; penalties

§ RS 18:1461.2. Election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery; penalties

            A. No person shall knowingly, willfully, or intentionally:

            (1) Vote or attempt to vote more than once at an election.

            (2) Vote or attempt to vote, knowing that he is not qualified, or influence or attempt to influence another to vote, knowing such voter to be unqualified or the vote to be fraudulent.

            (3) Register, vote, or attempt to register or vote in the name of another or in an assumed or fictitious name, or in any manner other than as provided in this Title.

            (4) Forge the name of another or use a fictitious name on an affidavit or document required under this Title.

            (5) Procure or submit voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent.

            (6) Forge, alter, add to, deface, take, destroy, or remove from proper custodial care any book, card, record, voter registration application, election return, nomination papers, withdrawals of candidacy, election supplies, election paraphernalia, or any affidavit or other document required or provided for under the provisions of this Title, unless required to be removed by a court of competent jurisdiction for inspection and photostatic copying for the court record.

            (7) Have in his possession an official ballot in violation of any provision of this Title.

            (8) Have in his possession the registration certificate of another with intent to violate any provision of this Title.

            (9) For purposes other than fulfilling the person's duties relative to registration of voters as provided by law, copy or reproduce a voter registration application that has been submitted by an applicant.

            (10) Fill out information on another person's voter registration application, except when providing assistance to an applicant in the manner authorized by this Title.

            B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be subject to the penalty provisions of R.S. 14:133.1.1.

            Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 383, §1, eff. June 18, 2013; Acts 2024, No. 350, §2; Acts 2024, No. 701, §1.