Bill > HB379

This bill amends existing Louisiana law concerning the qualifications for election commissioners, which are individuals appointed to assist with the administration of elections. Specifically, it allows individuals who are seventeen years old but not yet eighteen, and therefore not yet eligible to vote, to serve as election commissioners if they meet certain educational requirements. These requirements include being enrolled in the eleventh or twelfth grade of a public or approved nonpublic high school, participating at the eleventh or twelfth grade level in a state-approved home study program, or having already obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent. This change expands the pool of potential election commissioners by including younger individuals who are still in high school but demonstrate sufficient educational attainment.