HB 168 - Authorizes a District Attorney to Decide Which Evidence Can be Presented for Objections to a Candidacy for Elective Office - Louisiana Key Vote
Beth Mizell voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 11, 2021
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 27, 2021
- House Bill Passed
- May 4, 2021
- Introduced
- March 22, 2021
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Title: Authorizes a District Attorney to Decide Which Evidence Can be Presented for Objections to a Candidacy for Elective Office
Signed by Governor John Bel Edwards
Title: Authorizes a District Attorney to Decide Which Evidence Can be Presented for Objections to a Candidacy for Elective Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a district attorney to decide whether to determine and review evidence presented by a registered voter regarding objections to a candidacy for elective office.
Highlights:
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Authorizes a registered voter to present evidence to a district attorney that a candidate has illegally qualified to run for elected office (Sec. 1).
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Authorizes the district attorney the discretion to determine whether the evidence presented establishes grounds that the accused candidate has illegally qualified to run for elected office (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes a District Attorney to Decide Which Evidence Can be Presented for Objections to a Candidacy for Elective Office
Title: Authorizes a District Attorney to Decide Which Evidence Can be Presented for Objections to a Candidacy for Elective Office