Louisiana § 18:531 Places for voting in primary and general elections

Louisiana Statutes

§ 18:531 — Places for voting in primary and general elections

Louisiana § 18:531

Title 18Conservation

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La. Stat. Ann. § 18:531 (2026).

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§531. Places for voting in primary and general elections

A.Except as otherwise provided by law, a voter in a primary or general election shall vote at the polling place in the precinct where he is registered to vote.

B.Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, whenever the polling place to which a voter is assigned is inaccessible to him by reason of a physical disability, the voter may cast his vote at the polling place nearest the precinct at which he is registered which is accessible to the voter, provided such polling place is within the same congressional, senatorial, representative, school board, police jury, councilmanic, and all other districts as the precinct at which he is registered. To be permitted to cast his vote at another precinct polling place, the voter

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§531. Places for voting in primary and general elections
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a voter in a primary or general election shall
vote at the polling place in the precinct where he is registered to vote.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, whenever the polling
place to which a voter is assigned is inaccessible to him by reason of a physical disability,
the voter may cast his vote at the polling place nearest the precinct at which he is registered
which is accessible to the voter, provided such polling place is within the same
congressional, senatorial, representative, school board, police jury, councilmanic, and all
other districts as the precinct at which he is registered. To be permitted to cast his vote at
another precinct polling place, the voter, not less than ten days before the election, shall
produce satisfactory evidence of his disability to the registrar of voters in the parish in which
he is registered. If, in the opinion of the registrar, the voter, due to the physical disability,
is unable to cast his vote at the polling place for the precinct in which he is registered, the
registrar shall issue to the voter special authorization to cast his vote at another specifically
named precinct polling place as provided in this Section and shall transfer the registration
certificate of such voter to that precinct. The authorization so issued shall be shown by the
voter to the commissioners at the polling place. The right of a voter to cast his vote in a
precinct within the ward and district other than the one in which he is registered shall remain
effective for subsequent elections until the voter no longer is in need of the right to vote in
another precinct. The voter shall notify the registrar of voters immediately if for any reason
such need no longer exists.

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 755, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2009, No. 436, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2025, No. 386, §1.