§15. Transmission of documents
A.Whenever the clerk of the House of Representatives is required to send a ballot,
petition, or other documentation to the members of the House of Representatives by mail,
either by law or pursuant to the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives, and the
clerk determines that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to
R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other
documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the clerk may utilize
the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of
mailing.
B.Whenever the secretary of the Senate is required to send a ballot, petition, or other
documentation to the members of the Senate b
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§15. Transmission of documents
A. Whenever the clerk of the House of Representatives is required to send a ballot,
petition, or other documentation to the members of the House of Representatives by mail,
either by law or pursuant to the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives, and the
clerk determines that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to
R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other
documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the clerk may utilize
the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of
mailing.
B. Whenever the secretary of the Senate is required to send a ballot, petition, or other
documentation to the members of the Senate by mail, either by law or pursuant to the rules
of procedure of the Senate, and the secretary determines that it is feasible and desirable to
utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of
the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the
contrary, the secretary may utilize the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or
other documentation in lieu of mailing.
C. Whenever the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the
Senate are required to send a ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of the
legislature by mail, either by law or pursuant to the joint rules of procedure of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, and the clerk and the secretary jointly determine that it is
feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail
for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any
requirement to the contrary, the clerk and the secretary may utilize the system for the
transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of mailing.
D. When necessary to determine any deadline based upon a postmark, the
transmission date through the system shall serve as the postmark.
E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to any requirement on either or
both clerical officers to mail any ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of
his house of the legislature or to each member of the legislature, including without limitation
any such mail requirement in R.S. 18:135.1 and 401.3, R.S. 24:10, 11, 504, and 507, R.S.
27:224, R.S. 39:87, 99.12, and 99.36, R.S. 49:220.23, and R.S.51:1052.