Louisiana Amendment 2, Remove Constitutional References to Inactive State Funds Amendment (2023)
| Louisiana Amendment 2 | |
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| Election date November 18, 2023 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Louisiana Amendment 2, the Remove Constitutional References to Inactive State Funds Amendment, was on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 18, 2023. It was approved.[1]
A "yes" vote supported repealing constitutional provisions establishing various state funds that are now inactive and allows for remaining money in the funds to be transferred to the state general fund. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing constitutional provisions establishing various state funds that are now inactive and allows for remaining money in the funds to be transferred to the state general fund. |
Election results
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Louisiana Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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346,766 | 54.70% | ||
| No | 287,211 | 45.30% | ||
Overview
What did amendment do?
- See also: Text of measure
The amendment repealed constitutional provisions establishing the following state funds, which were inactive:[1]
- Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund;
- Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund;
- Millennium Leverage Fund;
- Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund
- First Use Tax Trust Fund, and
- Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement.
The amendment authorized the transfer of the remaining balance of the Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement ($604) to the state general fund. The other funds that were repealed had balances of $0.[1]
How did this measure get on the ballot?
- See also: Path to the ballot
In Louisiana, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature to refer a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
This amendment, sponored by Stare Rep Polly Thomas (R), was introduced as House Bill 254 and was approved unanimously in both chambers of the legislature.
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question for the amendment was as follows:[1]
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Do you support an amendment to remove provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana which created the following inactive special funds within the state treasury: Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund, Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund, Millennium Leverage Fund, Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund, First Use Tax Trust Fund, Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement and to provide for the transfer of any remaining monies in such funds to the state general fund? (Repeals Article VII, Sections 4(D)(4)(b), 10.4, 10.10, and 10.12(B) and (C) and Article IX, Sections 9 and 10) [2] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Article VII, Louisiana Constitution
The ballot measure repealed sections 4(D)(4)(b), 10.4, 10.10, and 10.12(B) and (C) of Article VII as well as sections 9 and 10 of Article IX of the Louisiana Constitution. The following struck-through text was deleted:[1]
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Art. VII, Sec. 4(D)(4)(b):
(b) Deposit into the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution to the contrary, after allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of this constitution, and after satisfying the required allocations in Subsubparagraph (a) of this Subparagraph, Paragraph (E) of this Section, and Article VII, Sections 10-A and 10.2 of this constitution, an amount equal to fifty percent of the revenues received from severance taxes and royalties on state lands in the Atchafalaya Basin, but not to exceed ten million dollars each fiscal year, shall be deposited by the treasurer into the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", which is hereby created as a special fund in the state treasury. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the manner provided by law, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. All unexpended or unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
(ii) The monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for projects contained in the state or federal Basin master plans or an annual Basin plan developed and approved by the advisory or approval board created by law specifically for that purpose, or to provide match for the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project. Each year's plan for the expenditure of monies appropriated from the fund shall be subject to the approval of the appropriate subject matter committees of the legislature.
(iii) Of the monies appropriated in any fiscal year, eighty-five percent shall be used for water management, water quality, or access projects, and the remaining fifteen percent may be used to complete ongoing projects and for projects that are in accordance with the mission statement of the state master plan. However, no more than five percent of the monies appropriated in any fiscal year may be used for the operational costs of the program or the department.
Art. VII, Sec. 10.4:
Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund; Program
(A) Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund. (1) There is hereby established a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund," consisting of monies appropriated annually by the legislature, grants, gifts, and donations received by the state for the purposes of this Section, and other revenues as may be provided by law; provided that no such monies shall come from the allocations provided in Article VII, Section 4, Paragraphs (D) and (E) of this constitution.
(2) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in such fund and be available for appropriation in the next fiscal year. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with state law, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the fund, after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.
(B) Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program. (1) Upon appropriation by the legislature, the monies in the fund shall be divided into matching grants for the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program which shall be administered by the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents may allocate program funds to each public or independent institution of higher education on a one to one and one-half matching basis or one twenty thousand dollar state matching grant for each thirty thousand dollars raised specifically for the purposes of participation in the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program by the institutions of higher education from private sources. The state matching portion shall be allocated by the Board of Regents only after it determines that an eligible institution has accumulated not less than the minimum required amount from private sources for the purposes of the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program.
(2)(a) No public institution of higher education shall be eligible in any given fiscal year to receive a share of program funds which is greater than that institution's proportion of the full-time equivalent number of students enrolled in public higher education in the state.
(b) No independent institution of higher education shall be eligible in any given fiscal year to receive a share of program funds which is greater than that institution's proportion of the full-time equivalent number of students enrolled in independent institutions of higher education in the state.
(c) However, if there are monies which have been appropriated to the fund but remain on March first of any fiscal year unallocated to any matching grant, then any participating institution of higher education which has raised the required funds from private sources may apply for and be awarded the number of additional matching grants for which unallocated funding is available and which the institution is able to match. Provided however, that no participating institution shall receive more than fifty percent of available funds in any fiscal year.
(d) However, the share of the program funds received annually by independent institutions of higher education shall not exceed fifteen percent in the aggregate of the total amount of program funds available for matching grants under this program.
(3) State matching funds shall be applied only to private source funds contributed after July 1, 1991, and pledged for the purposes of this Section as certified by the Board of Regents. Pledged contributions shall not be eligible for state matching funds prior to their actual collection.
(4) Each institution of higher education may establish its own Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program fund as a depository for private contributions and state matching funds as provided herein. The state matching funds allocated by the Board of Regents shall be transferred to an institution upon notification that the institution has received and deposited the necessary private contributions in its own Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program fund.
(5) Each institution of higher education, under the supervision and management of its board, shall have the responsibility for the administration of the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program at that institution and for maintenance and investment of its fund. The institution shall be responsible for soliciting and receiving gifts from private sources to be used for the purposes of this Section.
(6) State matching grants from funds allocated for the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Program may be made for the purposes of endowed professorships totaling one hundred thousand dollars or more; endowed undergraduate scholarships totaling fifty thousand dollars or more; library acquisitions, laboratory enhancement, or research and instructional equipment acquisitions totaling fifty thousand dollars or more; or facilities construction or renovations totaling one hundred thousand dollars or more.
(7) The monies appropriated by the legislature and disbursed from the Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund shall not displace, replace, or supplant appropriations for higher education from the general fund or from bond proceeds. This shall mean that no disbursement from the fund for a current fiscal year shall be made for any higher education purpose for which an appropriation was made the previous year from the general fund or from bond proceeds unless the total appropriations for the current fiscal year for higher education from the state general fund or from bond proceeds exceed general fund appropriations or bond proceeds appropriations for higher education for the previous year. This requirement shall in no way limit appropriations from the general fund or from bond proceeds in excess of the minimum amounts herein established.
(C) Implementation. The legislature shall provide for the implementation of this Section.
Art. VII, Sec. 10.10:
A. Millennium Leverage Fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article VII, Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this constitution, the legislature may provide, by passage of a specific legislative instrument by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature, for the deposit of all or a portion of monies received by the state as a result of the Master Settlement Agreement, hereinafter the "Settlement Agreement," executed November 23, 1998, and approved by Consent Decree and Final Judgment entered in the case "Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, ex rel. State of Louisiana v. Philip Morris, Incorporated, et al.," bearing Number 98-6473 on the docket of the Fourteenth Judicial District for the parish of Calcasieu, state of Louisiana; after satisfying the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of this constitution, into the Millennium Leverage Fund which is hereby established as a special permanent trust fund in the state treasury. The Millennium Leverage Fund shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Leverage Fund."
B. Investment. Monies deposited in the Leverage Fund shall be invested and administered by the treasurer. Notwithstanding any provision of this constitution to the contrary, a portion of the monies in the Leverage Fund, not to exceed fifty percent, may be invested in stock. The legislature shall provide for the procedure for the investment of such monies by law. The treasurer shall contract, subject to approval of the State Bond Commission, for the management of such investments. The monies in the Leverage Fund shall be available for appropriation to pay expenses incurred in the investment and management of monies in the fund.
C. Revenue Bonds. The State Bond Commission, or its successor, may issue and sell bonds, notes, or other obligations, hereinafter the "bonds" secured by a pledge of a portion of the monies received by the state as a result of the Settlement Agreement which are otherwise to be deposited in the Leverage Fund as provided in this Section. Such bonds may be issued only in amounts authorized by the legislature by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature. If settlement revenues are pledged to secure any revenue bonds issued pursuant to this Section, any portion thereof needed to pay principal, interest, or premium, if any, and other obligations incident to the issuance, security, prepayment, defeasance, and payment in respect thereof may be expended by the treasurer without the need for an appropriation, provided that the prepayment or defeasance has been approved by the legislature. Bonds so issued may also be further secured by a collateralization of all or a portion of monies in the Leverage Fund. If bonds are issued subject to such a collateralization, the treasurer may pay from the Leverage Fund any principal, interest, or premium, if any, and other obligations incident to the issuance, security, prepayment, defeasance, and payment in respect thereof without the need for an appropriation, provided that the prepayment or defeasance has been approved by the legislature. The net proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in and credited to the Leverage Fund. Any revenue bonds issued under authority of this Section shall not be general obligation bonds secured by the full faith and credit of the state.
D. Appropriations. (1) The legislature may annually appropriate the bond proceeds credited to the Leverage Fund and all earnings, income, and realized capital gains on investment of monies in the Leverage Fund as recognized as available for appropriation in the official forecast of the Revenue Estimating Conference. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall include in its forecast of monies available for appropriation only that amount of earnings, income, and realized capital gains which are in excess of inflation as determined by the conference.
(2) Appropriations may be made only for the following purposes:
(a) Twenty-five percent shall be available for appropriation for the purposes as provided in the TOPS Fund.
(b) Twenty-five percent shall be available for appropriation for the purposes as provided in the Health Excellence Fund.
(c) Twenty-five percent shall be available for appropriation as provided in the Education Excellence Fund.
(d) Twenty-five percent shall be available for appropriation as provided in the Louisiana Fund.
(e) The amounts available for appropriation for each of the purposes contained in Subparagraphs (a) through (c) of this Paragraph may be increased, and the amount available for appropriation for the purposes of Subsubparagraph (d) may be decreased by a specific legislative instrument which receives a favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.
E. Termination. The legislature may, by passage of a specific legislative instrument by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature, provide for the termination of deposits to the Leverage Fund. Any such termination shall be made in such a manner so as to not impair the obligation, validity, or security of any bonds issued under the authority of this Section. Upon termination, the amount of any settlement revenues over and above the amount pledged for security of any bonds issued pursuant to the authority granted in this Section, shall be deposited in and credited as provided in Article VII, Sections 10.8 and 10.9 of this Constitution.
Art. VII, Sec. 10.12(B) and (C):
B.(1) The Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund is hereby established in the state treasury as a special fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund."The source of monies in this fund shall be any monies received by the state from the licensing of trademarks or labels for use in promoting Louisiana agricultural and seafood products; grants, gifts, and donations received by the state for the purposes of this Section; any other revenues as may be provided by law; and other monies which may be appropriated by the legislature to the fund. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of this constitution relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to that deposited into the state treasury from the foregoing sources shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation in accordance with Paragraph (2) of this Section. All unexpended and unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund.
(2) The Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund is hereby established in the state treasury as a special fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund."The source of monies in this fund shall be any monies received by the state from the licensing of trademarks or labels for use in promoting Louisiana agricultural and seafood products; grants, gifts, and donations received by the state for the purposes of this Section; any other revenues as may be provided by law; and other monies which may be appropriated by the legislature to the fund. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of this constitution relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to that deposited into the state treasury from the foregoing sources shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation in accordance with Paragraph (2) of this Section. All unexpended and unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to or affect funds allocated by Article VII, Section 4, Paragraphs (D) and (E).
Art. IX, Sec. 9:
(A)(1) Creation. The First Use Tax Trust Fund is hereby created and established in the state treasury as a special and irrevocable trust fund for the deposit of the proceeds, and interest derived therefrom, of the first use tax imposed by law in 1978 or thereafter and any other tax imposed by law which would have the effect of imposing any new or alternative tax on uses of those resources subject to the tax levied by the first use tax. The treasurer shall pay into the state general fund, from the total proceeds of the first use tax, as imposed by law in 1978 or thereafter such amounts as are necessary to fully reimburse the state general fund for tax credits granted in 1978 against that tax pursuant to Part I-B of Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. The remainder of such tax proceeds shall be credited to the following accounts within the First Use Tax Trust Fund and shall not be deposited into the Bond Security and Redemption Fund or the general fund.
(2) Distribution; debt accounts. Seventy-five percent of the proceeds, and interest derived therefrom, shall be deposited into the following accounts:
(a) Initial Proceeds Account. From this portion of the initial proceeds of the tax, the sum of five hundred million dollars shall be maintained in an account within the First Use Tax Trust Fund in the state treasury to be known as the "Initial Proceeds Account."Monies in the Initial Proceeds Account shall be invested, and the investment earnings shall accrue to that account. Except for investment and except as provided in Paragraph (C), monies on deposit in the Initial Proceeds Account shall not be used. If the balance of the Initial Proceeds Account at any time is less than five hundred million dollars, then an amount from the next proceeds of the tax shall be credited to the Initial Proceeds Account until there is a balance therein of five hundred million dollars.
(b) Debt Retirement and Redemption Account. All proceeds of this portion of the tax over and above the amount required to be maintained in the Initial Proceeds Account shall be maintained in an account in the First Use Tax Trust Fund to be known as the "Debt Retirement and Redemption Account."Monies in the Debt Retirement and Redemption Account shall be invested and the investment earnings shall accrue to that account. Except for investment, monies on deposit in the Debt Retirement and Redemption Account shall be used only to purchase, in advance of maturity, on the open market any outstanding obligations of the state, or to call, pay or redeem in advance of maturity any outstanding bonds, notes or other evidence of state debt, or both. No purchase or redemption of state debt shall occur with the monies unless the purchase or redemption results in interest savings to the state. The methods used for retiring such future debt shall be determined by the state treasurer, with concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the State Bond Commission acting in open session.
(3) Distribution; conservation account. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds, and interest derived therefrom, shall be deposited into the following account:
(a) Barrier Islands Conservation Account. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds of the tax shall be maintained in an account in the First Use Tax Trust Fund to be known as the "Barrier Islands Conservation Account."Monies in the Barrier Islands Conservation Account shall be invested and the investment earnings shall accrue to that account. Except for investment, monies on deposit in the Barrier Islands Conservation Account shall be used exclusively to fund capital improvement projects designed to conserve, preserve and maintain the barrier islands, reefs, and shores of the coastline of Louisiana. Only such capital improvements contained in the comprehensive capital budget adopted by the legislature each year shall be funded.
(B) Investments. The state treasurer shall invest all monies on deposit in the accounts established under Paragraph (A) in accordance with the law governing the investment of idle funds of the state.
(C) Use of Investment Earnings of Initial Proceeds Account. If in the judgment of the state treasurer the best interest of the state would be served, and only if the Debt Retirement and Redemption Account is depleted or otherwise not funded, the treasurer may, with concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the State Bond Commission, acting in open session, expend the investment earnings which have accrued in excess of five hundred million dollars in the Initial Proceeds Account for any purpose for which the Debt Retirement and Redemption Account may be used.
(D) The funds deposited in the First Use Tax Trust Fund shall be considered escrowed and shall not be used for the purposes enumerated herein until the proceeds of the first use tax are determined to be available for such uses by the treasurer with concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the State Bond Commission, acting in open session. During the time these funds are escrowed such funds may be ordered remitted upon final action by a court of last resort, with the interest earned thereon, as provided by law, if the tax is held to be invalid as to any taxpayer who has paid the tax.
Art. IX, Sec. 10:
(A) The Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement is established as a special fund in the state treasury. All revenues received by the state from the production of oil and gas within the state shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 9, and shall be remitted to the political subdivisions of the state pursuant to Article VII, Section 4. In each fiscal year out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, after a sufficient amount has been allocated for the payment of obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within the fiscal year, the treasurer shall credit an amount equal to the windfall revenues from oil and gas price deregulation to the Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement.
(B) As used in this Section, "windfall revenues from oil and gas price deregulation" means those revenues received by the state in a fiscal year which are in excess of the base for that particular fiscal year, as calculated in accordance with this Paragraph. The base for fiscal year 1981-1982 shall be the estimated level of collections for oil, gas, and other severance taxes and from oil and gas production royalties in fiscal year 1980-1981, which for the purposes hereof shall be one billion eighty-five million dollars, calculated as follows:
(1) Seven hundred sixty million dollars from oil, gas, and other severance taxes; and
(2) Three hundred twenty-five million dollars from oil and gas royalty payments, excluding bonuses and rentals.
In each subsequent fiscal year, the state treasurer shall calculate the windfall revenues from oil and gas price deregulation for that fiscal year by determining a new base as follows: The base for the previous fiscal year shall be multiplied by the most recent annual change in the consumer price index and then the product shall be added to the base for the previous fiscal year.
(C) The state treasurer shall invest the monies in the Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement in the manner provided by law. Interest from the investment shall be credited to the general fund.
(D) Monies credited to the Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement may be expended only pursuant to an appropriation enacted by the vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.
(E) The legislature shall have the authority to enact any legislation with regard to the Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section.
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- State Rep. Polly Thomas (R)
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Background
Funds affected by the constitutional amendment
The following table shows the fund, the year it was adopted, and the constitutional amendment that established the funds.
| Fund | Purpose | Year adopted | Ballot measure |
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| Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund | Fund projects under the Atchafalaya Basin Program including water management, quality, and access projects | 2010 | Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010) |
| Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund | Fund higher education grants | 1991 | Louisiana Higher Education Fund Amendment (October 1991) |
| Millennium Leverage Fund | Receive money from the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and appropriate funds for various purposes including health and education | 1999 | Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Fund Amendment (October 1999) |
| Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund | Fund assistance for farmers and fishermen | 2004 | Louisiana Farmer and Fisherman Funds Amendment, Question 4 (2004) |
| First Use Tax Trust Fund | Fund payments on state debt and retiring bonds; fund capital improvement projects on barrier islands and coastal shores using tax revenue from a "first-use" tax on oil and gas (first-use tax ruled unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court in Maryland v. Louisiana in 1981 | 1978 | Louisiana First-Use Tax Amendment (1978) |
| Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement | Receive "windfall revenues from oil and gas price deregulation" to be expended for purposes as approved by a two-thirds vote of the legislature | 1983 | Louisiana Windfall Revenue Amendment (October 1983) |
Odd-year ballot measures in Louisiana
A total of 56 constitutional amendments appeared on the statewide ballot in Louisiana during odd-numbered years from 1999 through 2021. Of the 56 amendments, 37 (67.27%) were approved and 19 (34.54%) were defeated.
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| Total number | Approved | Percent approved | Defeated | Percent defeated | Odd-year average | Odd-year median | Odd-year minimum | Odd-year maximum | |
| 56 | 37 | 67.27% | 19 | 34.54% | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
In Louisiana, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature to refer a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
This amendment was introduced as House Bill 254. It was passed in the House by a vote of 101-0 on May 18, 2023. The Senate passed an amended version of the bill on June 4, 2023, in a vote of 36-0. The House concurred with the Senate's amendments on June 6, 2023, in a vote of 97-0.[1]
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How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Louisiana
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Louisiana.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Louisiana State Legislature, "House Bill 254," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "FAQ: Voting on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ WWNO, "Louisiana now requires proof of citizenship to vote, but hasn’t issued any guidance," January 15, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana Voter Registration Application," accessed June 30, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana voters' bill of rights and voting information," accessed August 15, 2024
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