Bill > HB35

This bill amends Louisiana's election laws to provide for a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters. The key provisions are: 1. The Department of State will conduct a supplemental annual canvass to identify registered voters who have not voted in the past 10 years and have not engaged in other voter registration activities during that time. 2. The Department will send a "supplemental address confirmation card" to these identified voters and place them on the inactive voter list. Voters who respond to the card and have not moved or have moved within the parish will be removed from the inactive list. Voters who have moved to a different parish or out of state will have their registration transferred or canceled, respectively. 3. Voters on the inactive list who fail to respond to the confirmation card will remain on the inactive list until their address is confirmed or until they are removed after two federal general elections. The inactive voter list information will be published prior to federal primary elections. 4. The bill also makes changes to the existing procedures for the inactive voter list, including how those voters are counted for certain election administration purposes. The bill aims to provide a supplemental process to identify and update the registration of voters who may have moved or become inactive, while preserving their voting rights. It is scheduled to take effect on March 31, 2023.

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https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&b=HB35&sbi=y