La. Admin. Code tit. 31 § II-709

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section II-709 - Reporting Requirements

A. Report on Voter Education Programs

1. The Commissioner of Elections shall develop and provide a report form to be utilized by the registrars of voters in fulfilling the responsibilities of R.S. 18:18(A)(8). This report form shall require the registrar to provide the following information:

a. a listing of all voter registration and voter education events/activities held by the registrar's office, the location, the amount of time spent on the event/activity, the estimated amount of citizen participation, and any other detailed information describing such event/activity;

b. a listing of any group or organization that requested voter registration information or registration forms and the number of completed voter applications received; and

c. any other relevant voter registration activities.

B. Report Deadlines

1. Registrars of voters must submit the report on voter education programs to the department prior to the close of business on December 15 of each year. If December 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, the report form will be due on the last business work day prior to December 15.

2. The department is required to submit a consolidated annual report on the effectiveness of the state's non-partisan voter registration and voter education programs by January 31 of each year. Information gathered from the annual reports submitted by the registrars of voters, statistical information generated by the statewide voter registration system, and the information generated by the department's outreach division will be utilized to produce this comprehensive report.

3. Under the provisions of R.S. 18:18(8)(a), copies of this comprehensive annual report shall be submitted to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives. In addition, the department shall submit copies of this report to the members of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, members of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, members of the State Board of Election Supervisors, and all registrars of voters.

La. Admin. Code tit. 31, § II-709

Promulgated by the Department of State, Elections Division, LR 31:3166 (December 2005).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 18:18(A)(8) and R.S. 49:950 et seq.