Bill > HB359

This bill enacts a new law, R.S. 18:425.2, which establishes requirements and prohibitions for election officials in Louisiana. The key provisions are: 1. Election officials must notify the governor, speaker of the House, and president of the Senate within 5 business days if they receive a federal directive or guidance on elections that is not published on the secretary of state's website. 2. Election officials cannot implement any federal election directive or guidance without an explicit state or federal legal requirement to do so, or without prior approval from the House and Senate governmental affairs committees after consulting the secretary of state. 3. Election officials cannot accept or disperse new federal election funds without an explicit state or federal legal requirement, or without prior approval from the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget after consulting the secretary of state. 4. The bill provides a process for election officials to request approval from the relevant legislative committees before implementing federal directives/guidance or accepting/dispersing federal election funds. 5. Violation of the provisions regarding federal funds could result in the attorney general pursuing legal action to enjoin the official and recover the expended funds.

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https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&b=HB359&sbi=y