NOTE: §1317 eff. until July 1, 2025. See Acts 2024, No. 521.

§1317. Curing absentee by mail ballot deficiencies; rejection of deficient ballots

            The secretary of state shall promulgate and adopt rules as necessary to effectuate uniform and standardized processes for the review and curing or rejection of deficient absentee by mail ballots by the parish board of election supervisors.

NOTE: §1317 eff. July 1, 2025. See Acts 2024, No. 521.

            The secretary of state shall promulgate and adopt rules as necessary to effectuate uniform and standardized processes for the review and curing or rejection of deficient absentee by mail ballots by the parish board of election supervisors, shall maintain records of all ballots rejected pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 18:1315(D)(3)(a), and shall include information detailing the total number of ballots rejected per parish and the reasons for their rejection in the post-election statistical data published to the website of the secretary of state.

            Acts 2022, No. 639, §1, eff. June 18, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 521, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.