§1286.1. Authority to consolidate polling places; reduction of number of voting machines and election officials

            A. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 18:1286(A), when an election called under the provisions of this Chapter is not held at the same time as the election of any public official, in cases where a single location serves as the polling place of more than one precinct the parish board of election supervisors may consolidate the polling places in that location so that a single polling place may serve each precinct assigned to that location for that election and may reduce the number of voting machines to be used in the election below the number fixed by R.S. 18:1363 and, in such case, shall notify, in accordance with the time line provided in R.S. 18:1363(H), the parish custodian of voting machines and the secretary of state of the number of machines to be prepared and delivered to the location of the consolidated polling place.

            B. When the parish board of election supervisors consolidates polling places as authorized by Subsection A of this Section, it shall appoint a commissioner-in-charge to serve all precincts assigned to the consolidated polling place and may reduce to not less than two the number of commissioners and alternate commissioners to be appointed to serve at the location of the consolidated polling place.

            Added by Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 176, §1, eff. June 14, 2017; Acts 2025, No. 386, §1.