RS 18	TITLE 18.LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE
RS 18:1	TITLE 18LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE
RS 18:2	Definitions
RS 18:3	Petitions submitted to registrars of voters
RS 18:4	Witness requirements
RS 18:16	Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 451, §1, eff. Jan. 12, 2004.
RS 18:17	Blank
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 18:22	Blank
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RS 18:26	Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 831, 2.
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
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 18:61.1	Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:61.2	Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
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 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 18:174	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
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 registaration 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 18:194	Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
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 18:196.1	Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 229, 5, eff. July 13, 1979
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 18:200	Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 176, §5, eff. June 14, 2017.
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 18:221	Redesignated to R.S. 18:66 by Acts 2017, No. 176, §6, eff. June 14, 2017.
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 18:402.1	Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 6, §3, eff. Dec. 31, 2025.
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 18:411	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
RS 18:412	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
RS 18:413	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
RS 18:414	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
RS 18:415	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
RS 18:416	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
RS 18:417	Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 60, §2, eff. May 16, 2014.
RS 18:418.1	Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 729, §2, eff. June 1, 2014.
RS 18:418.2	Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 729, §2, eff. June 1, 2014.
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 18:432	Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 907, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
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 18:467.1	Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 640, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
RS 18:467.2	Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 28, §5, eff. Dec. 31, 2020.
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 18:514	Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 584, §4, eff. May 28, 2018.
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 18:553.1	Repealed
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 in-person absentee
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 18:584	Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 792, 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 76, 2, eff. June 26, 1981
RS 18:585	Repealed
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	NATIONAL ELECTIONS
RS 18:1252	Qualifications
RS 18:1253	Nominating by political parties; certificates of nomination
RS 18:1253.1	Repealed
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 18:1275.1	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.2	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.3	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.4	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.5	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.6	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.7	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.8	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.9	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.10	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.11	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.12	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.13	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.14	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.15	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.16	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.17	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.18	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.19	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.20	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.21	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.22	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.23	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1275.24	Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 570, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
RS 18:1276	Repealed by Acts 2024, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §2, eff. Jan. 3, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.
RS 18:1276.1	Congressional districts
RS 18:1276.2	REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 42, 4, EFF. JUNE 1, 1992.
RS 18:1276.3	Repealed by Acts 1994, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, 2, eff. April 25, 1994.
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 18:1280.21.1	Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 386, §6.
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 18:1280.26	Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 681, 2, eff. July 21, 1983.
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 18:1296	Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 672, 3.
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
RS 18:1300.4	Signature to recall petition
RS 18:1300.5	Chairman and vice chairman designated in petition; petition designated as a public record
RS 18:1300.6	Reason for recall stated in petition
RS 18:1300.7	Governor to order election; proclamation; publication
RS 18:1300.8	Voting area
RS 18:1300.9	Recall elections, conduct in accordance with Election Code
RS 18:1300.10	Commissioners of election
RS 18:1300.11	Preparation of ballots; marking of ballots
RS 18:1300.12	Results of election
RS 18:1300.13	Declaration of vacancy; prohibitions
RS 18:1300.14	Failure of recall
RS 18:1300.15	Recall proceedings involving governor or Secretary of State
RS 18:1300.16	Penalty
RS 18:1300.17	Right to contest preserved
RS 18:1300.21	Discontinuance of certain gaming activities, except as continued by local election
RS 18:1300.22	Calling of gaming elections as required by the constitution
RS 18:1300.23	Riverboat gaming election; procedure; Bossier Parish
RS 18:1300.24	Election on sports wagering
RS 18:1300.25	St. Tammany Parish riverboat gaming authorization and relocation election; procedure; specific location
RS 18:1300.26	Video draw poker devices; local option election; Natchitoches Parish
RS 18:1300.31	Petition for neighborhood crime prevention and security district and parcel fee
RS 18:1300.32	Certification of registrar of voters; addition or withdrawal of signatures; form of names
RS 18:1300.33	Appropriate local governing authority to order election
RS 18:1301	Applicability
RS 18:1302	Definitions
RS 18:1303	Persons entitled to vote in compliance with this Chapter
RS 18:1304	Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 220, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
RS 18:1305	Voting at polls prohibited
RS 18:1306	Preparation and distribution of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
RS 18:1307	Application by mail
RS 18:1307.1	Application by person serving on sequestered jury
RS 18:1307.2	Procedure for absentee voting by member of sequestered jury
RS 18:1308	Absentee voting by mail
RS 18:1308.1	Absentee voting by person serving on sequestered jury
RS 18:1308.2	Voting absentee by mail for candidates for presidential nominee, presidential candidates, and congressional candidates
RS 18:1308.3	Special provision for temporarily displaced persons
RS 18:1309	Early voting; verification
RS 18:1309.1	Preparation of machines for early voting; examination by candidate or his representative; sealing machines
RS 18:1309.2	Program for the conduct of early voting at additional locations
RS 18:1309.3	Assistance in voting during early voting
RS 18:1310	Execution of certificate; marking of ballot; casting vote; assistance
RS 18:1311	List of absentee by mail and early voters; posting; delivery of alphabetized list to precincts; supplements; absentee by mail voter report
RS 18:1312	Retention of ballots at registrar's office
RS 18:1313	Tabulation and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
RS 18:1313.1	Preparation, verification, tabulation, and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots
RS 18:1313.2	Repealed
RS 18:1314	Parish board commissioners
RS 18:1315	Challenge of absentee by mail or early voting ballot
RS 18:1316	Rejection of ballot having distinguishing marks
RS 18:1317	Curing absentee by mail ballot deficiencies; rejection of deficient ballots
RS 18:1318	Applicability of election laws
RS 18:1319	Use of Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot; presidential preference primary, presidential, and congressional elections
RS 18:1321	Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 436, §2, eff. January 1, 2010.
RS 18:1325	Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 10, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
RS 18:1331	Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 436, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1332	Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 436, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1333	Nursing home early voting program; voting by persons residing in a nursing home
RS 18:1334	Electioneering in connection with voting in nursing homes; enforcement; penalty
RS 18:1335	Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 436, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1351	Definitions
RS 18:1352	Use of voting machines throughout state; exception for failure of voting equipment, early voting, election day voting, absentee by mail, and provisional ballots
RS 18:1353	Secretary of state; powers and duties; voting systems and system components; voter registration
RS 18:1354	Parish custodian of voting machines; powers and duties; appointment of deputy custodians
RS 18:1355	Repealed
RS 18:1356	Repealed by Acts 1987, No. 831, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
RS 18:1361	Approval of voting systems or system components; certificate; expenses of examination
RS 18:1362	Method of procuring voting systems or system components; parts and supplies; and of contracting for the maintenance of voting machines
RS 18:1362.1	Voting System Commission; creation and organization; duties and responsibilities
RS 18:1362.2	Voting System Proposal Evaluation Committee; membership; duties
RS 18:1363	Number of machines; allocation to precincts; exception; reserve machines
RS 18:1364	Placement and sufficiency of voting machines and counting equipment for absentee by mail and early voting
RS 18:1365	Repealed
RS 18:1366	Requirements for voting systems
RS 18:1367.1	Applicability of Subpart; definitions
RS 18:1367.2	Authority to resolve protested solicitations and awards
RS 18:1367.3	Authority to debar or suspend
RS 18:1367.4	Authority to resolve contract and breach of contract controversies other than professional, personal, consulting, and social services contracts
RS 18:1367.5	Authority of the commissioner of administration
RS 18:1367.6	Protest of solicitations or awards
RS 18:1367.7	Suspension or debarment proceedings
RS 18:1367.8	Contract and breach of contract controversies
RS 18:1367.9	Actions by or against the state in connection with contracts
RS 18:1367.10	Commencement of actions
RS 18:1367.11	Trial; decision; appeal
RS 18:1367.12	Computation of time
RS 18:1367.13	Code of Civil Procedure
RS 18:1367.14	Termination
RS 18:1371	Delivery and return of machines and supplies; contract; time of delivery
RS 18:1372	Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 369, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
RS 18:1373	Notice of preparation of machines for election; preparation of machines for election; testing and adjusting; examination by candidate or his representative; securing and sealing machines
RS 18:1374	Equipment of polling places; location of machines
RS 18:1375	Duplicate keys
RS 18:1376	Release of voting machines; return to warehouse; retention of totals; clearing machines and election result cartridges
RS 18:1381	Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 681, 2, eff. July 21, 1983.
RS 18:1382	Apportionment of expenses
RS 18:1391	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1392	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1393	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1394	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1395	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1396	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1397	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1398	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1399	Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 3, eff. April 23, 2002.
RS 18:1400.1	Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursement
RS 18:1400.2	Election costs paid by secretary of state; governing authorities; reimbursement
RS 18:1400.3	Election expenses incurred by clerks of court and registrars of voters; payment by secretary of state; payment by governing authorities
RS 18:1400.4	Elections costs for parish boards of election supervisors; payment of compensation; reimbursement; expenses
RS 18:1400.5	Costs and expenses of a presidential preference primary election
RS 18:1400.6	Costs and expenses of primary and general elections
RS 18:1400.7	Election expenses
RS 18:1400.8	Expenses incurred by registrars of voters conducting early voting; payment by secretary of state
RS 18:1400.9	Expenses incurred by secretary of state for overtime related to conduct of early voting and the election; payment by secretary of state
RS 18:1400.21	Help Louisiana Vote Fund
RS 18:1401	Objections to candidacy; contests of elections; contests of certification of recall petition; parties authorized to institute actions; penalties
RS 18:1402	Proper parties
RS 18:1403	Jurisdiction
RS 18:1404	Venue
RS 18:1405	Time for commencement of action
RS 18:1406	Petition; answer; notification
RS 18:1407	Appointment of agent for service of process
RS 18:1408	Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed
RS 18:1409	Trial; decision; appeal
RS 18:1410	Judgments in objection to candidacy, election contest, or contest of certification of recall petition; transmittal of certified copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1411	Depositions
RS 18:1412	Pleadings alleging fraud in conduct of election; delivery to attorney general and district attorney
RS 18:1413	Computation of time
RS 18:1414	Code of Civil Procedure
RS 18:1415	Discovery prior to filing a suit contesting an election
RS 18:1431	Fraudulent or illegal votes; uncounted votes; determination of election result
RS 18:1432	Remedies
RS 18:1433	Revote in precincts because of malfunctions
RS 18:1433.1	Revote in elections where precinct contained multiple election districts if result cannot be otherwise ascertained
RS 18:1434	Waiver of objections to voter qualifications when voter is not challenged at the election
RS 18:1435	Votes reported due to tabulation error; determination of result
RS 18:1451	Recount of absentee by mail and early voting ballots authorized
RS 18:1452	Costs of recount
RS 18:1453	Recount procedure
RS 18:1461	Bribery of voters; penalties
RS 18:1461.1	Coercion; prohibited practices; penalties
RS 18:1461.2	Election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery; penalties
RS 18:1461.3	Election offenses affecting election officials or watchers; penalties
RS 18:1461.4	Election offenses involving threats or intimidation of voters; penalties
RS 18:1461.5	Election offenses involving bribery, threats or intimidation of election officials or candidates; penalties
RS 18:1461.6	Election offenses involving tampering with election equipment; penalties
RS 18:1461.7	Miscellaneous election offenses; penalties
RS 18:1461.8	Election offense; candidate; forfeiture of office
RS 18:1462	Acts prohibited during early voting or on election day; electioneering; intimidation; exceptions; enforcement; penalties
RS 18:1462.1	Registration of persons conducting exit polling during early voting or on election day; penalties
RS 18:1463	Political material; ethics; prohibitions
RS 18:1463.1	Telephone campaign communications; disclosure
RS 18:1464	Excessive charge for political advertisements prohibited; penalty
RS 18:1465	Prohibited use of public funds
RS 18:1466	Definitions
RS 18:1467	Conviction in fraudulent vote cases; prohibition from employment in elections
RS 18:1468	Contributions in return for endorsement; prohibition
RS 18:1469	Bribery of a candidate; crime defined; penalty
RS 18:1470	Political advertising; prohibition; exception
RS 18:1471	Temporary restraining order; notice; hearing
RS 18:1472	Election offenses informational packet for candidates
RS 18:1481	ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE
RS 18:1482	Statement of purpose
RS 18:1483	Definitions
RS 18:1484	Disclosure reports; persons required to file
RS 18:1485	Filing; receipt by supervisory committee; special penalties
RS 18:1486	Proposition and recall elections; required reports
RS 18:1487	Reports, name and address
RS 18:1491.1	Registration of committees
RS 18:1491.2	Statement of dissolution
RS 18:1491.3	Principal campaign committees; subsidiary committees; consolidation of reports
RS 18:1491.4	Committee treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
RS 18:1491.5	Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
RS 18:1491.6	Reports required; reporting times and periods
RS 18:1491.6.1	Leadership committees; reports required
RS 18:1491.7	Reports; contents
RS 18:1491.8	Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
RS 18:1491.9	Joint fundraising; joint fundraising representative or committee; authority, requirements, and prohibitions
RS 18:1495.1	Report through committee
RS 18:1495.2	Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
RS 18:1495.3	Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
RS 18:1495.4	Reports required; reporting times and periods; extension
RS 18:1495.5	Reports; contents
RS 18:1495.6	Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
RS 18:1495.7	Financial disclosure statements
RS 18:1501.1	Reports by persons not candidates or committees
RS 18:1501.2	Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 821, §2, eff. July 8, 2008.
RS 18:1501.3	Gubernatorial transition and inauguration; contribution limits; reports
RS 18:1505.1	Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly
RS 18:1505.2	Contributions; expenditures; certain prohibitions and limitations
RS 18:1505.2.1	Designation and attribution of contributions
RS 18:1505.3	Subterfuge to avoid compliance with Chapter
RS 18:1505.4	Civil penalties; failure to file; timely and accurate filing; forfeiture
RS 18:1505.5	Civil penalties; violations of Chapter
RS 18:1505.6	Criminal penalties
RS 18:1511.1	Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure/Board of Ethics; functions; compensation; immunity
RS 18:1511.2	Supervisory committee; rulemaking authority; advisory opinions; inquiries; duties
RS 18:1511.3	Filing of reports; forms; notice
RS 18:1511.4	Supervisory committee; investigations
RS 18:1511.4.1	Enforcement; failure to file; failure to timely file
RS 18:1511.4.2	Subpoenas
RS 18:1511.5	Procedure for enforcement; civil
RS 18:1511.6	Procedures for enforcement; criminal
RS 18:1511.7	Venue
RS 18:1511.8	Secrecy of proceedings
RS 18:1511.9	Immunity from prosecution; prohibition
RS 18:1511.10	False complaints
RS 18:1511.11	Precedence of actions; limitation of actions
RS 18:1511.12	Legislative intent
RS 18:1531	Transportation of voters
RS 18:1532	Repealed
RS 18:1551	Exception
RS 18:1552	Persons authorized to file reports
RS 18:1553	Reports; contents; due dates
RS 18:1554	Contribution limitations
RS 18:1555	Penalties
RS 18:1651	REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
RS 18:1901	CENSUS DATA FOR REAPPORTIONMENT
RS 18:1902	State liaison
RS 18:1903	Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 550, §2.
RS 18:1904	Cooperation of state agencies and officials
RS 18:1905	Cooperation of local governments and officials
RS 18:1906	Tabulation for reapportionment; legislature
RS 18:1907	Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, 1.
RS 18:1921	Applicability
RS 18:1922	Time for reapportionment; submission under Voting Rights Act
RS 18:1922.1	Public participation
RS 18:1922.2	Approval of reapportionment plan by local election officials
RS 18:1923	Failure to comply; misfeasance; sanctions
RS 18:1941	Voting Rights Act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1942	Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to Voting Rights Act; copy to secretary of state
RS 18:1945	Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format
RS 18:1951	Maps of reapportioned districts; Department of Transportation and Development