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LA SB248
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Miller
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AI Summary
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Precincts with fewer than 20 eligible voters for any office or proposition on the ballot may have their polling place closed, provided those voters can vote at another polling place within the same location
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Registrars of voters may close a precinct's polling place after early voting ends if all eligible voters in that precinct have already voted absentee by mail or during early voting
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Amends R.S. 18:531.1 to expand the existing exceptions for when polling places are not required to open
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Effective February 1, 2027
Legislative Description
Provides for consolidation of precincts with fewer than 20 voters. (8/1/26)
VOTERS/VOTING
Last Action
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
3/16/2026