House Bill No. by Representative Terry Landry aims to expand absentee voting by mail to qualified incarcerated voters in Louisiana. The bill enacts a new provision under R.S. 18:115(F)(2)(f), which states that individuals who are incarcerated in an institution, either inside or outside their parish of registration, can request to vote absentee by mail. This provision is designed to ensure that these voters can participate in elections without the requirement to vote in person, which is typically mandated for registered voters who have not previously voted in their parish.

The bill also references existing law under R.S. 18:1303(G), which allows incarcerated individuals who are not convicted felons to vote absentee by mail, provided they receive certification from the sheriff of their parish. The proposed law retains this existing framework while adding the specific exception for incarcerated voters to vote absentee by mail, thereby enhancing their access to the electoral process.