Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 31 - ELECTIONS
Part I - Election Process
Chapter 9 - Recognition of Political Parties
Section I-905 - Political Party Recognition Based on Registered Voters

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-905

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

A. A political party which seeks recognition must have at least 1,000 registered voters in the state of Louisiana who are registered as being affiliated with such political party.

B. A political party shall request a list of registered voters from the Secretary of State who are registered as being affiliated with the political party who is seeking recognition in order to verify that the political party has at least 1,000 registered voters. The Secretary of State shall date this list of registered voters.

C. This list of registered voters shall be provided by the Secretary of State's office, using the political party name given by the requestor, and shall be limited to the exact name provided. For example, a request for a list of registered voters with the "Green Party" would not include "Green," "Green Grass," "Green Labor," "Green Peace," "Greenpeace" or "Greens."

D. All of the following requirements shall be met by the political party for recognition by the Secretary of State.

1. A notarized registration statement must be filed with the Secretary of State no later than 90 days prior to the opening of the qualifying period for any election.

2. The registration statement must be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $1,000, made payable to the Department of State only by certified, cashier's check on a state or national bank or credit union, United States postal money order, or money order issued by a state or national bank or credit union.

3. The registration statement must be accompanied by a list of registered voters provided by the Department of State pursuant to §905. B with the exact political party name, showing at least 1,000 voters and dated no less than 90 days prior to the opening of the qualifying period for any election.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 18:441 and R.S. 36:742.

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