VOTERS/VOTING: Provides relative to voter identification requirements. (7/1/25)
This bill modifies Louisiana's voter identification and absentee ballot rules to increase transparency in how voting materials are handled. It requires election officials to provide written explanations to voters whose early voting affidavits are rejected and mandates that the Secretary of State publish detailed statistics on the number and reasons for rejected affidavits and ballots. Additionally, the legislation establishes standardized processes for reviewing and curing deficiencies in absentee ballots while maintaining records of all rejections. These changes would take effect on July 1, 2025, impacting voters, election registrars, and the Secretary of State's office.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 12, 2024
Signed Jun 10, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2024 · House May 22, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Apr 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 15, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
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