RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 298 (SB 140) 2024 Regular Session Bass
Existing law (R.S. 18:493) provides that an action objecting to candidacy shall be
commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction within seven days after the close of
qualifications for candidates in the primary election exclusive of legal holidays.
New law retains existing law and further provides that neither the secretary of the
Department of Revenue nor any employee engaged in the administration or charged with the
custody of any records or files of the Department of Revenue shall be subject to subpoena
or otherwise required to appear in court for any challenge to candidacy filed pursuant to
existing law.
New law further provides that a properly executed affidavit issued by the secretary of the
Department of Revenue or his designee shall serve as sufficient confirmation as to the
accuracy of the records and files of the secretary in lieu of live testimony.
Effective May 28, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 18:493; adds R.S. 47:1508(A)(4))


Statutes affected:
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SB140 Engrossed:
SB140 Enrolled:
SB140 Act 298: