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SCASB25 4869 1000 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to Original Senate Bill No.
25 BY SENATOR KLEINPETER AND REPRESENTATIVES ADAMS, BILLINGS, BROUSSARD, CHASSION, FISHER, KNOX, STAGNIAND WILEY AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
25 by Senator Kleinpeter AMENDMENT NO.
18:55(A)(1), (2), and (4)(b), and (C), 59(B)(1), (2), and (4)(b), and(C)(1),(2),and(4)(b),and(E),andR.S.24:35.1(33),(34),and(35),andtoenact R.S.
1 On page 1, line 3, after "(E)," add the following:
18:55(G) and 59(N), relative to elections;
"and to enact R.S.
to provide for the offices of parish registrars of voters;
18:55(G) and 59(N)," AMENDMENT NO.
to provide relative to compensation of registrars and their chief deputies and confidential assistants;
2 On page 1, line 8, after "reenacted" add the following:
to provide for certain election districts for the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana;
"and R.S.
to provide for an effective date;
18:55(G) and 59(N) are herebyenacted" AMENDMENT NO.
and to provide for related matters.
3 On page 3, delete lines 1 through 3 and insert the following:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
"the most recent census takenbythe United States Government, Louisiana Tech University population estimates for Louisiana parishes, or upon the population figures of each parish populationfiguresasshownbythelatestfederaldecennialcensus,populationestimates published pursuant to the United States Bureau of the Census Federal-State CooperativeProgramforPopulationEstimates,asdeterminedbyitsgoverningauthority as provided by of each parish in accordance with law." AMENDMENT NO.
Section 1.
4 On page 3 between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
R.S.
"G.
18:55(A)(1), (2), and (4)(b), and (C), 59(B)(1), (2), and (4)(b), and (C)(1), (2), and (4)(b), and (E) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter to the contrary, the Department of State shall not adjust the annual salary of registrars of voters except once decennially one year after receiving the federal census.
18:55(G) and 59(N) are herebyenacted to read as follows:
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§55.Compensationofregistrarofvoters;amountandmannerofpayment;reduction during tenure prohibited;
5 Onpage5,line24,after"recent",deletetheremainderofthelineanddeletelines25through 27 and insert the following:
prohibited increase A.(1) The annual salary of registrars of voters shall be based on the most recent population figures as shown by the latest federal decennial census, the Louisiana Tech University population estimates for Louisiana parishes published pursuant to the United States Bureau of the Census Federal-StateCooperative Program for Population Estimates, or as determined by the governing authority of each parish in accordance with law.
census taken by the United States Government, the Louisiana Tech University population estimates for Louisiana parishes, population figures as shown by the latest federal decennialcensus, populationestimatespublishedpursuanttotheUnitedStatesBureau of the Census Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates, or upon the population figures of each parish as determined by its governing authority as provided by of each parish in accordance with law.
(2) The salaryranges and payschedule for the registrars shall be as follows:
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Population Range Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 0 to 40,000 $57,769 $59,502 $61,287 $63,126 40,001 to 60,000 $64,188 $66,113 $68,097 $70,140 60,001 to 100,000 $70,607 $72,725 $74,907 $77,154 Page 1 of 10 Coding:
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Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
"N.
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter to the contrary, the Department of State shall not adjust the annual salaries of the chief deputy registrars of voters and confidential assistant to the registrars of voters except once decennially one year after receiving the federal census.
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25 ENROLLED 100,001 to 200,000 $77,026 $79,337 $81,717 $84,168 200,001 to 1,000,000 $83,445 $85,948 $88,526 $91,182 0 to 50,000 $69,597 $71,640 $73,744 $75,941 50,001 to 200,000 $83,217 $85,668 $88,193 $90,794 200,001 to 1,000,000 $90,026 $92,682 $95,418 $98,235 Population Range Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 0 to 40,000 $65,019 $66,970 $68,979 $71,049 40,001 to 60,000 $72,244 $74,441 $76,644 $78,943 60,001 to 100,000 $79,469 $81,853 $84,309 $86,838 100,001 to 200,000 $86,693 $89,294 $91,973 $94,732 200,001 to 1,000,000 $93,918 $96,735 $99,637 $102,626 0 to 50,000 $78,144 $80,443 $82,811 $85,251 50,001 to 200,000 $93,473 $96,232 $99,074 $102,001 200,001 to 1,000,000 $101,137 $104,126 $107,205 $110,376 Population Range Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 0 to 40,000 $73,180 $75,375 $77,637 $79,966 40,001 to 60,000 $81,311 $83,751 $86,263 $88,851 60,001 to 100,000 $89,443 $92,126 $94,890 $97,737 100,001 to 200,000 $97,574 $100,501 $103,516 $106,622 200,001 to 1,000,000 $105,705 $108,876 $112,143 $115,507 0 to 50,000 $87,763 $90,351 - - 50,001 to 200,000 $105,016 $108,122 - - 200,001 to 1,000,000 $113,643 $117,007 - - * * * (4)(a) * * * (b) Each registrar whose salary is at the level of step one or higher shall be evaluated as to merit in January.
The merit evaluation shall result in a finding of "excellent", "successful", "unsuccessful", or "not assessed".
The criteria and procedure for the merit evaluation shall be determined by the secretary of state in conjunction with the Registrar of Voters Association.
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25 ENROLLED evaluated by the secretary of state or his designee acting on his behalf.
Upon a finding of "excellent" on a merit evaluation, the registrar shall receive a salary increase to the next step until the registrar's salaryis equal to the highest step of the appropriate population range.
Any registrar whose salary has remained at the level of step ten for more than twelve months shall receivea five percent salary increaseuponafindingof"excellent"onthemeritevaluation.Noregistrarshall receive more than five such annual salary increases.
A registrar may appeal the finding on a merit evaluation to the State Board of Election Supervisors in accordance with rules promulgated by the board.
If a member of the board participatesin the merit evaluation ofaregistrar,themembershall not participatein an appeal of the evaluation.
* * * C.
The annual compensation of each registrar of voters shall be based upon the most recent census taken by the United States Government, Louisiana Tech University population estimates for Louisiana parishes, or upon the population figuresofeachparishpopulationfiguresasshownbythelatestfederaldecennial census,populationestimatespublishedpursuanttotheUnitedStatesBureauof theCensusFederal-StateCooperativeProgramforPopulation Estimates,oras determined by its the governing authority as provided by of each parish in accordance with law.
* * * G.NotwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthisChaptertothecontrary, theDepartmentofStateshallnotadjusttheannualsalaryofregistrarsofvoters based on population changes except once decennially one year after receiving the federal census.
* * * §59.
Deputies, confidential assistants, and other permanent office employees;
temporary employees;
appointment and compensation;
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prohibited increase in compensation * * * Page 3 of 10 Coding:
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25 ENROLLED B.(1) The annual salaryof the chief deputyregistrar of voters in each parish shall be based on the most recent population figures as shown by the latest federal decennialcensus, the LouisianaTechUniversitypopulation estimates for Louisiana parishespublished pursuanttotheUnitedStatesBureauoftheCensusFederal- State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates, or as determined by the governing authority of each parish in accordance with law.
(2) The salary ranges and pay schedule for the chief deputy shall be as follows:
Population Range Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 0 to 40,000 $33,697 $34,708 $35,750 $36,822 40,001 to 60,000 $40,117 $41,321 $42,560 $43,837 60,001 to 100,000 $46,537 $47,933 $49,371 $50,852 100,001 to 200,000 $52,956 $54,544 $56,181 $57,866 200,001 to 1,000,000 $59,375 $61,156 $62,991 $64,880 0 to 50,000 $44,060 $45,337 $46,652 $48,007 50,001 to 200,000 $57,681 $59,366 $61,102 $62,890 200,001 to 1,000,000 $64,491 $66,380 $68,327 $70,331 Population Range Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 0 to 40,000 $37,927 $39,064 $40,236 $41,443 40,001 to 60,000 $45,152 $46,507 $47,902 $49,339 60,001 to 100,000 $52,378 $53,949 $55,568 $57,235 100,001 to 200,000 $59,602 $61,390 $63,232 $65,129 200,001 to 1,000,000 $66,827 $68,831 $70,896 $73,023 0 to 50,000 $49,402 $50,839 $52,319 $53,844 50,001 to 200,000 $64,732 $66,629 $68,583 $70,595 200,001 to 1,000,000 $72,396 $74,523 $76,714 $78,970 Population Range Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 0 to 40,000 $42,687 $43,967 $45,286 $46,645 40,001 to 60,000 $50,819 $52,344 $53,914 $55,532 60,001 to 100,000 $58,952 $60,720 $62,542 $64,418 Page 4 of 10 Coding:
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25 ENROLLED 100,001 to 200,000 $67,083 $69,095 $71,168 $73,303 200,001 to 1,000,000 $75,214 $77,470 $79,795 $82,188 0 to 50,000 $55,414 $57,032 - - 50,001 to 200,000 $72,668 $74,803 - - 200,001 to 1,000,000 $81,295 $83,688 - - * * * (4)(a) * * * (b) Each chief deputy whose salaryis at the level of step one or higher shall be evaluated as to merit in January.
The merit evaluation shall result in a finding of "excellent", "successful", "unsuccessful", or "not assessed".
The criteria and procedure for the merit evaluation shall be determined by the Registrar of Voters Association.It shall provide that eachchief deputywill be evaluatedbytheregistrar of his parish.
Upon a finding of "excellent" on a merit evaluation, the chief deputy shall receivea salaryincreaseto the next step until his salaryequals the highest step oftheappropriatepopulation range.Anychiefdeputywhose salaryhas remained at the level of step ten for more than twelve months shall receive a five percent salary increase upon a finding of "excellent"on the merit evaluation.
No chief deputy shall receive more than five such annual salary increases.
C.(1) The annual salaryof the confidential assistant to the registrar of voters in each parish shall be based on the most recent population figures as shown by the latest federal decennial census, the Louisiana Tech Universitypopulation estimates for Louisiana parishes published pursuant to the United States Bureau of the Census Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates, or as determined by the governing authority of each parish in accordance with law.
(2) The salaryranges and payschedule for the confidential assistant shall be as follows:
Population Range Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 0 to 40,000 $27,281 $28,099 $28,942 $29,810 40,001 to 60,000 $33,699 $34,710 $35,751 $36,823 60,001 to 100,000 $40,117 $41,321 $42,560 $43,837 Page 5 of 10 Coding:
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25 ENROLLED 100,001 to 200,000 $46,537 $47,933 $49,371 $50,852 200,001 to 1,000,000 $52,956 $54,544 $56,181 $57,866 0 to 50,000 $37,251 $38,323 $39,428 $40,566 50,001 to 200,000 $50,871 $52,352 $53,878 $55,449 200,001 to 1,000,000 $57,681 $59,366 $61,102 $62,890 Population Range Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 0 to 40,000 $30,704 $31,626 $32,574 $33,552 40,001 to 60,000 $37,928 $39,066 $40,238 $41,445 60,001 to 100,000 $45,152 $46,507 $47,902 $49,339 100,001 to 200,000 $52,378 $53,949 $55,568 $57,235 200,001 to 1,000,000 $59,602 $61,390 $63,232 $65,129 0 to 50,000 $41,738 $42,945 $44,188 $45,469 50,001 to 200,000 $57,068 $58,735 $60,452 $62,220 200,001 to 1,000,000 $64,732 $66,629 $68,583 $70,595 Population Range Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 0 to 40,000 $34,558 $35,595 $36,663 $37,763 40,001 to 60,000 $42,688 $43,969 $45,288 $46,647 60,001 to 100,000 $50,819 $52,344 $53,914 $55,532 100,001 to 200,000 $58,952 $60,720 $62,542 $64,418 200,001 to 1,000,000 $67,083 $69,095 $71,168 $73,303 0 to 50,000 $46,788 $48,147 - - 50,001 to 200,000 $64,042 $65,918 - - 200,001 to 1,000,000 $72,668 $74,803 - - * * * (4)(a) * * * (b) Each confidential assistant whose salary is at the level of step one or higher shall be evaluated as to merit in January.
The merit evaluation shall result in afindingof"excellent","successful","unsuccessful",or"not assessed".Thecriteria andprocedureforthemeritevaluationshallbedeterminedbytheRegistrarofVoters Association.
It shall provide that each confidential assistant be evaluated by the Page 6 of 10 Coding:
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25 ENROLLED registrar of his parish.
Upon a finding of "excellent" on a merit evaluation, the confidential assistant shall receive a salary increase to the next step until the confidential assistant's salary is equal to the highest step of the appropriate population range.
Any confidential assistant whose salary has remained at the level of step ten for more than twelve months shall receivea five percent salary increase upon a finding of "excellent"on the merit evaluation.
No confidential assistant shall receive more than five such annual salary increases.
* * * E.
The annual compensation of each chief deputy registrar of voters and confidentialassistantshallbebaseduponthemostrecentcensustakenbytheUnited States Government, the Louisiana Tech University population estimates for Louisiana parishes, upon the population figures of each parish population figures asshownbythelatestfederaldecennialcensus,populationestimatespublished pursuant to the United States Bureau of the Census Federal-StateCooperative Programfor Population Estimates, orasdeterminedbyits governingauthorityas provided by of each parish in accordance with law.
* * * N.NotwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthisChaptertothecontrary, the Department of State shall not adjust the annual salaries of the chief deputy registrars of voters and confidential assistant to the registrars of voters based on population changes except once decennially one year after receiving the federal census.
Section2.R.S.24:35.1(33),(34),and(35)areherebyamendedandreenactedtoread as follows:
§35.1.
Membership of the Senate The Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana shall be composed of thirty-nine members.
The state shall be divided into the following senatorial districts and one senator shall be chosen from each of the districts:
* * * (33) District 33 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 3-1, and 3-7 of Page 7 of 10 Coding:
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25 ENROLLED Bienville Parish;
Claiborne Parish;
Precincts 3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-2, and 6-2 of Lincoln Parish;
Precincts 23, 26-1, 27, 29, 32, 35, 39-1, 40, 42, 45, 47, 48, and 50 of Morehouse Parish;
Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 44, 44A, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 53, and 76 of Ouachita Parish;
Union Parish;
Precincts 1, 2, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 14 of Webster Parish;
and West Carroll Parish.
District 33 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-6 and 3-7 of BienvilleParish;ClaiborneParish;Precincts3-2,3-4,3-5,3-6,4-1,4-2,4-3,4-4, 4-5,5-2and 6-2of Lincoln Parish;Precincts21,23,26-1,27,29,32,35,39-1,40, 42, 45, 47, 48, 51, 53 and 54 of Morehouse Parish;
Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 36, 41, 43, 44, 44A, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 53 and 76 of Ouachita Parish;
Union Parish;
Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 9A, 10 and 14 of Webster Parish and West Carroll Parish.
(34)District34iscomposedofPrecincts1-1,1-2,1-3,1-4,4-3,4-4,5-1,5-2, and5-2BofConcordiaParish;EastCarrollParish;MadisonParish;Precincts1,3-1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24, 31, 37, 39-2, 53, and 54 of Morehouse Parish;
Precincts 3, 5, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, and 79 of Ouachita Parish;
Precincts 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 13, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35ofRichland Parish;
and Tensas Parish.
District 34 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 4-3, 4-4 and 5-1 of Concordia Parish;
East Carroll Parish;
Madison Parish;
Precincts 1, 3-1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 24, 31, 37 and 39-2 of Morehouse Parish;
Precincts 3, 5, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 60, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74 and 79 of Ouachita Parish;
Precincts 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12, 12B, 13, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 of Richland Parish and Tensas Parish.
(35)District35iscomposedofPrecincts2-3,2-5,4-1,4-2,4-3,5-1,5-2,5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-1,8-2,8-3,and8-4of Grant Parish;
Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A,6, 6A,7,8,8A,9,10,10A,11,11A, 13, 13A, 15, and 22 of Jackson Parish;
Precincts 4-6, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, 8-2, and 10-3 of Lincoln Parish;
Precincts 27, 27A, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, Page 8 of 10 Coding:
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25 ENROLLED 52, 52A, 54, 55, 56, 56A, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 75, 77, and 78 of Ouachita Parish;
Precincts N7, N14-A, N15, N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19, and N20 of RapidesParish;
and Precincts5-5,6-3,6-6,7-2,and7-7ofWinnParish.District35 iscomposedofPrecincts2-3,2-5,2-6,4-1,4-2,4-3,5-1,5-2,5-3,6-1,6-2,6-3,6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-5, 7-6, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3 and 8-4 of Grant Parish;
Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 13, 13A, 15 and 22 of Jackson Parish;
Precincts4-6,5-1,5-3,5-4,6-1,6-3,7-1,7-2,8-1,8-2and10-3ofLincoln Parish;
Precincts 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 52A, 54,55,56,56A,59,61,62,63,64,71,75,77and78ofOuachitaParish;Precincts N7, N14-A, N15, N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19 and N20 of Rapides Parish and Precincts 5-5, 6-3, 6-6, 7-2 and 7-7 of Winn Parish.
* * * Section 3.(A) The precincts referenced in Section 2 of this Act are those contained in the file named "2026 Precinct Shapefiles (1-27-2026)" available on the website of the Legislature of Louisiana on the effective date of this Section.
The 2026 Precinct Shapefiles are based upon those Voting Districts (VTDs) contained in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the State of Louisiana as those files have been modified and validated through the data verification program of the Louisiana Senate and the Louisiana HouseofRepresentativestorepresentprecinctchangessubmittedthroughJanuary27,2026, to the Legislature ofLouisianabyparishgoverningauthorities pursuant to the provisions of R.S.
18:532 and 532.1.
(B) When a precinct referenced in Section 2 of this Act has been subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions ofR.S.18:532.1,theenumerationinSection2ofthisActofthegeneralprecinctdesignation shall include all nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be designated.
(C) The territorial limits of the districts as provided in Section 2 of this Act shall continue in effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made to the precincts by the parish governing authority.
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25 ENROLLED Section 4.
The provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall not reduce the term of office of any person holding any position or office on the effective date of this Section for which the appointment or election is based upon a Senate district as composed pursuant to R.S.
24:35.1.
Anyposition orofficethat is filled byappointmentorelectionbaseduponaSenate district and that is to be filled after the effective date of this Section, shall be appointed or elected based upon the district as it is described in Section 2 of this Act.
Section 5.
The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026;
if vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, Section 1 of this Actshall becomeeffectiveonthedayfollowingsuchapprovalbythelegislatureorJuly 1, 2026, whichever is later.
Section6.
This provisions ofthis SectionandSections2,3,4,and5ofthis Actshall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignaturebythegovernor,asprovided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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