Louisiana § 18:421 Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state

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§ 18:421 — Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state

Louisiana § 18:421

Title 18Conservation

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 18:421 (2026).

Text

§421. Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state

A.The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state. Except as otherwise provided by law, the first assistant appointed by the secretary of state possesses all the powers and authority granted by law to the secretary of state and may perform any of the duties and exercise any of the functions of the secretary of state. The first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state are subject to his direction and supervision and shall perform the duties assigned to them by law and by the secretary of state. The secretary of state is responsible for the performance or nonperformance of their official duties by his first assistant and other employees.

B.The secretary of state shall de

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§421. Secretary of state; first assistant and other employees of the secretary of state
A. The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state. Except as otherwise
provided by law, the first assistant appointed by the secretary of state possesses all the
powers and authority granted by law to the secretary of state and may perform any of the
duties and exercise any of the functions of the secretary of state. The first assistant and other
employees of the secretary of state are subject to his direction and supervision and shall
perform the duties assigned to them by law and by the secretary of state. The secretary of
state is responsible for the performance or nonperformance of their official duties by his first
assistant and other employees.
B. The secretary of state shall develop and print the voters' bill of rights posters for
voters and commissioners, which shall not be inconsistent with the constitution and laws of
the United States or of this state and which shall be approved by the attorney general.
C. The secretary of state shall develop an informational pamphlet for the use of
commissioners-in-charge and commissioners on election day, which shall contain
instructions concerning the procedures to be used in conducting the election at the polls,
counting and tabulating the votes, and transmitting the election returns and other election
records. The pamphlet shall explain the powers and duties of commissioners-in-charge,
commissioners, and watchers.
D. The secretary of state shall prepare examinations for commissioners and
commissioners-in-charge as required in R.S. 18:431.1.
E. The informational pamphlet and examinations provided for in Subsections C and
D of this Section shall be subject to approval as to content by the attorney general.

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 523, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1988, No. 831, §1; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2020, No. 28, §1, eff. June 4, 2020.