- A. The objective of these rules is to provide procedures to implement the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act, 42 U.S.C. §1973gg et seq., (NVRA), as interpreted by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in “Scott, et al. v. Schedler, et al.” (docket no. 11-926), in a permanent injunction dated January 23, 2013, at those agencies designated by the state as voter registration agencies which include all offices in the state that provide public assistance and all offices in the state that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities, hereinafter referred to as “mandatory voter registration agencies,” within the intent of 42 U.S.C. §1973gg-5.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 18:116, R.S. 36:742, 42 U.S.C. §1973gg et seq., and the Permanent Injunction issued in “Scott, et al. v. Schedler, et al.” (Docket No. 11-926), United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of State, Elections Division, LR 39:2798 (October 2013).