The bill, HB 873, focuses on refining election procedures, particularly concerning dual candidacy and candidate qualifications. It prohibits individuals from running for multiple offices if the general election for one coincides with the primary election for another, with an exception for political party committee memberships. The bill also expands the Board of Ethics' authority to investigate candidate qualifications for second party primaries and modifies deadlines for voter assignments and the annual canvass, extending them from 51 days to 58 days before a general election and from June 30 to July 31 for the annual canvass.

Additionally, HB 873 restructures the timeline between primary and general elections to establish a six-week gap instead of five weeks and introduces new procedures for selecting party nominees in the event of a candidate's death. It clarifies campaign finance reporting requirements, particularly for contributions and expenditures during election periods, and specifies that primary elections, second party primaries, and general elections are treated as separate events with distinct reporting timelines. The bill also modifies the effective date of Act No. 1 of the 2024 1st Extraordinary Session to August 1, 2025, for certain election-related activities, while directing the Louisiana State Law Institute to update citation references in existing law.

Statutes affected:
HB873 Original:
HB873 Engrossed:
HB873 Reengrossed:
HB873 Re-Reengrossed:
HB873 Enrolled: 18:44(A), 18:58(B)(2), 18:192(A)(1), 18:7(A), 18:453(A), 18:1285(B)(1), 18:1309(M)(1), 18:1401(B), 18:1406(B), 18:1409(B)(1), 18:1432(A)(1), 18:1483(8), 18:6(B)(1), 18:4(B)(1), 18:1(C), 18:2(H)(3)
HB873 Act 640: 18:44(A), 18:58(B)(2), 18:192(A)(1), 18:7(A), 18:453(A), 18:1285(B)(1), 18:1309(M)(1), 18:1401(B), 18:1406(B), 18:1409(B)(1), 18:1432(A)(1), 18:1483(8), 18:6(B)(1), 18:4(B)(1), 18:1(C), 18:2(H)(3)