Louisiana § 18:108 Prior registration; surrender of notice of registration before new registration; change

Louisiana Statutes

§ 18:108 — Prior registration; surrender of notice of registration before new registration; change

Louisiana § 18:108

Title 18Conservation

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La. Stat. Ann. § 18:108 (2026).

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§108. Prior registration; surrender of notice of registration before new registration; change of place of registration

A.If the registrant's application indicates that the applicant previously registered as a voter in any other parish, and if the previous notice of registration is available, then before making a new registration the registrar shall require the applicant to surrender his previous notice for cancellation. The registrar shall promptly notify the registrar of the parish in which the applicant has registered previously, through the statewide voter registration system, of the present registration. The other registrar shall verify the cancellation of the voter's registration in the other parish; however, the cancellation shall not be made as long as the registrant has the right

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§108. Prior registration; surrender of notice of registration before new registration; change
of place of registration
A. If the registrant's application indicates that the applicant previously registered as
a voter in any other parish, and if the previous notice of registration is available, then before
making a new registration the registrar shall require the applicant to surrender his previous
notice for cancellation. The registrar shall promptly notify the registrar of the parish in
which the applicant has registered previously, through the statewide voter registration
system, of the present registration. The other registrar shall verify the cancellation of the
voter's registration in the other parish; however, the cancellation shall not be made as long
as the registrant has the right to vote in the parish of his former residence as provided in R.S.
18:110(C).
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the statewide
voter registration system may identify a duplicate registration based upon criteria as
established by the Department of State. If all criteria correspond exactly, the Department of
State or the registrar receiving a new registration shall transfer the registration through the
statewide voter registration system to the parish of the registrar receiving the new
application, which shall cancel such duplicate registration in the other parish; however, the
cancellation shall not be made as long as the registrant has the right to vote in the parish of
his former residence as provided in R.S. 18:110(C). The Department of State shall promptly
give notice of any cancellation made pursuant to this Subsection to the registrar of the parish
in which the applicant was previously registered.
C. For any voter whose registration has been canceled because the voter has
registered in another parish or in another state, if such voter makes application to register in
the parish in which he was previously registered to vote, and the registrar determines that he
is qualified to register to vote in that parish, the voter's information in the statewide voter
registration system from his previous registration shall be reinstated, except that any
necessary changes shall be made to such information, including but not limited to the voter's
new address, and he shall receive an updated notice of registration.

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 544, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1988, No. 909, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 254, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 255, §1, eff. June 8, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 240, §1; Acts 2008, No. 136, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2025, No. 386, §1.