Voter Registration Rates & Demographics
More than 3 million people in Louisiana are registered to vote as the weeklong period to cast ballots early is underway for the November election.
Resource Category: Elections
A New Voting System
After years of failed attempts to replace its aging voting machines, Louisiana is planning a wholesale redesign of the system used to cast ballots in the first significant change to its voting equipment in decades.
Legislators’ Election & Compensation
Legislators’ Election & Compensation The Legislature consists of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The state constitution establishes the maximum number of senators and representatives, which is the present membership: Senate, 39; House, 105; total, 144. ElectionsThe constitution specifies that each member of the Senate and the House be elected from a […]
Personal Use of Campaign Contributions
Louisiana should strive for a campaign finance reporting and enforcement system that promotes compliance, sets a high ethical standard and provides clear procedures that are practical, consistent and transparent. These principles should be at the core of the current policy discussion about how political candidates and elected officials should be able to spend their campaign […]
Toward Stronger Ethics: The Next Steps Forward for Louisiana’s Ethics and Campaign Finance Laws
Louisiana should have strong and effective laws to ensure high standards for ethics and campaign finance disclosures. The system should foster compliance by helping prevent infractions and promote clarity and confidence in the laws and their enforcement.
Campaign Finance Disclosure Fact Sheet (Spanish), (Vietnamese)
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Amendment Elections Show Surprising Results, PAR Says
Louisiana voters approved three of the seven constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot. The three new amendments will impose term limits for certain board and commission members, require extra notice in advance of a special session and allow temporary successors to be appointed for legislators deployed to active military duty.