§ 26:584 — Form of petition for election

§584. Form of petition for election
A. Any qualified elector desiring a referendum election shall sign a petition
addressed to the governing authority of the subdivision in which he resides, and in
substantially the following form:
The undersigned qualified electors respectfully request that you call an election to
submit, in the manner provided by law, to the qualified electors of Ward or Election District
____________________ of ___________________________________________ Parish,
or of the city, town, or village of __________________________________, the following
propositions:"
B. The petition shall then list all of the following five propositions:
"(1) Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing not more than six
percent alcohol by volume be permitted by package only and not for consumption on the
premises?"
"(2) Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing not more than six
percent alcohol by volume for consumption on the premises be permitted?"
"(3) Shall the sale of beverage alcohol containing one-half of one percent alcohol by
volume and above for consumption on the premises be permitted?"
"(4) Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing one-half of one
percent alcohol by volume and above by the package only and not for consumption on the
premises be permitted?"
"(5) Shall the sale of beverages of high and low alcoholic content be permitted only
on the premises of restaurant establishments which have been issued an "R" permit as
defined by law?"
C. The petition submitted to a registrar of voters for certification shall be typed,
machine printed, or hand printed and shall contain the following information:
(1) The signature of the voter who is signing the petition; however, if a person is
unable to write, the incapacitated person shall affix his mark to the petition and the person
circulating the petition shall affix the name of the incapacitated person, provided he does so
in the presence of two witnesses who shall also sign their names as witnesses to the mark.
(2) The date the voter signed the petition.
(3) The signer's ward or election district and precinct, typed, machine printed, or
hand printed.
(4) The residence address of the signer, including municipal number, apartment
number, rural route, and box number, typed, machine printed, or hand printed.
(5) The name of the signer, typed, machine printed, or hand printed.
(6) The name of the person who witnessed or obtained the signature.
(7) The date witnessed by the person who witnessed or obtained the signature.
D. Where signatures are made on more than one sheet, each sheet of the petition
shall reproduce above the signatures the same matter as is on the first sheet. Each petitioner
shall sign his name in his own handwriting and shall write his address, his ward and precinct,
and the date on which he signed; otherwise his signature shall be null and void. Every
signature on a petition shall be witnessed at the time of signing, either by the person
obtaining the signature or by a registered voter of the state of Louisiana. All information
required to be on a petition shall be typed or machine printed or hand printed prior to the
time the petition is offered to prospective signees, except for the information in Paragraphs
(C)(6) and (7) herein.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 958, §2.}}
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 853, §§4 & 5.}}

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 41, §1; Acts 1986, No. 958, §1, eff. July 14, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1988, No. 853, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1997, No. 330, §1; Acts 2024, No. 390, §2.