§175. Voting list from Department of State
A. Whenever any authority that is authorized to do so calls an election in the parish,
the registrar for that parish shall notify the Department of State to supply him in duplicate
both the official list and the inactive list of voters in his parish who are eligible to vote in the
election. The request shall be made directly to the secretary of state, who shall furnish the
list without delay.
B. Upon his request, the Department of State shall furnish the registrar an error
listing for the purpose of correcting his records.
C. Before any person may obtain a list of the registered voters, he shall obtain the
consent of the secretary of state or of the registrar. He shall pay such actual cost therefor as
may be imposed by the secretary of state.
D.(1) The secretary of state shall provide, without charge or remuneration, to a clerk
of court at the clerk's request a complete and accurate annual list from the Department of
State containing the official list of registered voters in the parish of the clerk for the
preparation of a general venire selection.
(2) The secretary of state shall also provide to the clerk of court, without charge or
remuneration, at the clerk's request, monthly updates to the official list of registered voters
in the parish for use in maintaining the general venire.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1988, No. 909, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989;
Acts 1990, No. 77, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, No.
303, §1; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2009, No. 369, §1; Acts 2023, No.
91, §1, eff. June 6, 2023.