Louisiana § 18:54 Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bond; orientation and training

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§ 18:54 — Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bond; orientation and training

Louisiana § 18:54

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La. Stat. Ann. § 18:54 (2026).

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§54. Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bond; orientation and training

A.Within thirty days after the date of his commission, each registrar shall qualify for office by subscribing to the oath of office prescribed by the constitution. The oath shall be filed with the clerk of court, and a duplicate original or a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the secretary of state. In a parish containing a municipality with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the oath shall be filed with the clerk of the civil district court. Each registrar also shall file with the secretary of state a bond, in favor of the governor and with security, for the faithful performance of the duties required of him and for the payment of such damages as may be sustained by his failur

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§54. Qualification; date; duplicate oath; bond; approval of bond; orientation and training
A. Within thirty days after the date of his commission, each registrar shall qualify
for office by subscribing to the oath of office prescribed by the constitution. The oath shall
be filed with the clerk of court, and a duplicate original or a certified copy thereof shall be
filed with the secretary of state. In a parish containing a municipality with a population of
three hundred thousand or more, the oath shall be filed with the clerk of the civil district
court. Each registrar also shall file with the secretary of state a bond, in favor of the governor
and with security, for the faithful performance of the duties required of him and for the
payment of such damages as may be sustained by his failure to discharge his duties. The
sureties on the bond shall be with a company authorized to do business in Louisiana, and in
each parish the bond shall be in the amount of five thousand dollars.
B. Each registrar appointed on or after January 1, 2022, shall complete orientation
and training prepared by the secretary of state in conjunction with the Registrar of Voters
Association and approved by the attorney general. Such orientation and training shall be
conducted by the secretary of state.

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 544, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1991, No. 277, §1; Acts 1992, No. 949, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 32, §1; Acts 2020, No. 165, §1; Acts 2021, No. 16, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.