LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 68 SLS 24RS 335
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 31, 2024 8:51 PM Author: PRESSLY
Dept./Agy.: Judiciary and Secretary of State
Subject: Appointment of Ad Hoc Judge for Election Challenges Analyst: Daniel Druilhet
JUDGES EN NO IMPACT See Note Page 1 of 1
Provides for appointment of an ad hoc judge for election contests and challenges. (8/1/24)
Current law provides the procedure for objections to candidacy, election contests, and challenges. Current administrative
rules of the Louisiana Supreme Court include rules regarding the appointment of ad hoc judges. Proposed law provides that
when an action is brought objecting to the candidacy of a person who qualified as a candidate for a local or municipal office,
contesting an election regarding a local or municipal office, contesting a non-statewide proposition election, or contesting the
certification of a recall petition of a public officer holding a local or municipal office, the supreme court shall appoint an ad
hoc judge from a different judicial district to preside over the matter; provides that the ad hoc judge so appointed shall
either be a judge who serves or a retired judge who served in a judicial district that is not adjacent to the judicial district in
which the action was instituted.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
There is no anticipated direct material effect on governmental expenditures as a result of this measure.
The Louisiana Supreme Court advises that the situation contemplated within the proposed law is rare, and that to the extent
an ad hoc judge that is a sitting or retired judge (whose judicial district is noncontiguous and nonadjacent to the parish in
which an election challenge or contest is initiated) would be appointed, the expenditures incurred by the Louisiana Supreme
Court would not exceed $500.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
There is no anticipated direct material effect on governmental revenues as a result of this measure.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
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13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee 6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer