The original instrument was prepared by Matt DeVille. The following digest, which
does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by Dawn
Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SCR 74 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Barrow
Creates the Task Force on Election Cost Efficiency and Alignment to study mechanisms to support
voter participation and to propose recommendations.
Provides that the membership of the task force shall be:
(1) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, or his designee.
(2) The chairman of the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs, or his designee.
(3) The chairman of the Legislative Democratic Caucus, or his designee.
(4) The chairman of the Legislative Republican Caucus, or his designee.
(5) The chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, or his designee.
(6) The president of the Louisiana Registrars of Voters Association, or his designee.
(7) The executive director of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association, or her designee.
(8) The president of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana, or his designee.
(9) The president of the Louisiana Municipal Association, or his designee.
(10) The president of the Louisiana District Judges Association, or her designee.
(11) The president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, or his designee.
(12) The president of the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, or her designee.
(13) The president of the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, or his designee.
(14) The president of the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, or her designee.
(15) The executive director of the Voice of the Experienced, or his designee.
(16) The president of the Pelican Institute, or his designee.
(17) The president of the Public Affairs Research Council, or his designee.
Provides for appointments to be submitted to the chairman of the committee on Senate and
Governmental Affairs no later than July 1, 2024. Provides for the first meeting to be held no later
than August 1, 2024. Requires report on recommendations to be submitted not less than 30 days
prior to the 2025 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to original bill
1. Reduce membership on the task force.
2. Change responsibility for receiving appointments, convening first meeting, and
staffing the task force from the secretary of state to the chairman of Senate and
Governmental Affairs and the legislature.