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Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 41, nays 59. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Changes the hours the polls are required to be open on election day (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Effective date 1/1/10.

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Requires names and certain other information on electioneering communications and certain visual, oral and written political announcements and advertisements. (1/1/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 05/17/2005 - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 47, nays 52. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Changes the hours the polls are required to be open on election day (EG DECREASE EX See Note)
Latest Action: 05/25/2005 - Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Provides relative to the number of personnel in the registrars of voters' offices and payment of certain registrars' expenses for personnel (EG +$396,138 GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/29/2005 - Effective date 1/1/06.

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Relative to voting in person, allows qualified voters to vote during a certain time period prior to the day of election and expands hours for such voting (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 07/11/2005 - Effective date 1/1/06.

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Makes changes to the Election Code (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 04/25/2005 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Relative to voting, allows qualified voters to vote during a certain time period prior to the day of election and extends time period for voter registration (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 06/29/2005 - Effective date 1/1/2006.

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Provides for the election of members of congress at the general election. (1/1/06) (EN -$3,395,000 GF EX See Note)

SB91

SB91 Sponsored by Ben Nevers
Latest Action: 04/25/2005 - Read by title and referred to the committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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Requires the clerk of court, who has reason to believe a candidate for elected office does not meet the qualifications, to turn over the information to the district attorney. (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 7/1/08.

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Provides a procedure for qualifying as a candidate by nominating petition whenever qualifying is reopened for an office after the death of a candidate. (7/1/08) (RE NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

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Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Changes the hour of the closing of polls on election day

SCR6

SCR6 Sponsored by Jack Donahue
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Sent to the Secretary of State on 06/25.

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Requests joint committee study of changes to the Louisiana Election Code relative to election offenses and penalties. (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

SB408

SB408 Sponsored by Troy Hebert
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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Provides technical changes to Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides relative to evidence of disability to be presented by a voter in order for him to be entitled to assistance in voting (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides relative to voting absentee by mail (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 7/1/08.

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Provides a procedure for qualifying as a candidate by nominating petition whenever qualifying is reopened for an office after the death of a candidate. (7/1/08) (RE NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

SB91

SB91 Sponsored by Ben Nevers
Latest Action: 04/25/2005 - Read by title and referred to the committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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Requires the clerk of court, who has reason to believe a candidate for elected office does not meet the qualifications, to turn over the information to the district attorney. (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/29/2005 - Effective date 1/1/2006.

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Provides for the election of members of congress at the general election. (1/1/06) (EN -$3,395,000 GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 04/25/2005 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Relative to voting, allows qualified voters to vote during a certain time period prior to the day of election and extends time period for voter registration (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 07/11/2005 - Effective date 1/1/06.

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Makes changes to the Election Code (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)