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Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division - Voter Registration Page
The National Voter Registration Act Information (NVRA) was passed by Congress in 1993. The Commissioner of Elections was designated the chief election official to be responsible for the coordination of the state's duties under the NVRA, working closely with the Louisiana Legislature to comply with the federal mandate and to have Act 10 of the Third Extraordinary Session of 1994 adopted, maintaining a single voter registration system for Louisiana elections. The main intent of Act 10 was to encourage voter registration by providing new and innovative ways to register to vote. The Act mandated three new intake programs: mail, motor voter, and agency-based registration. These programs not only bring new voters into the election process, but they also bring new people to the task of registration administration. ... [Read More]
Louisiana Governor's Office
"Together, the members of the Louisiana legislature and I have done good work. We still have problems, but we are not standing still. Success cannot be measured by just considering where you are. Success must be judged by considering how far you have come to get where you are. Over the last six years, we have come a very long way." ... [Read More]
Louisiana Secretary of State/Museums Program Index
Senate Bill No.919 of the 1999 Louisiana Legislature sponsored by Senator Randy Ewing and Representatives Baylor, Clarkson, Dupre, Fontenot, Glover, Hudson, Jetson, Pierre, Pinac, Pratt, Quezire, Weston, Wilkerson, Willard, Winston and Wright created the Eddie Robinson Museum Commission. The legislature recognized that it was appropriate to establish a museum to honor the legendary football coach Eddie G. Robinson. The museum will be a part of the Department of State Museums Program, administered by the Secretary of State. ... [Read More]
Louisiana Platforms for Mariculture Task Force
Final Report of Findings and Recommendationsto theLouisiana Legislature and Governor ... In the 2004 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, a concurrent resolution created the task force to explore the feasibility of, and model policies relative to, the development of a marine aquaculture industry in the Gulf of Mexico that utilizes offshore oil and gas platforms for culturing marine organisms. ... [Read More]
Selected Internet Publications
The site is intended for use by a broad spectrum of individuals and avariety of viewpoints are represented. The sites listed are notcreated, maintained, or endorsed by the Louisiana Legislature; except where theLegislature's authorship is explicitly stated. ... [Read More]
Louisiana Governor's Office - Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
GOVENOR BLANCO DELIVERS THE STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE 2005 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE ... [Read More]
Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division Index
On Inauguration Day, January 12, 2004, the duties and functions formerly associated with the Commissioner of Elections and the Department of Elections and Registration were officially consolidated with the Secretary of States office. Act 451 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature paved the way for the consolidation and mandated that all voter registration and elections activities are again under the direction of the Secretary of State. This web site now contains the data from the Department of Elections and Registration. In October 2004, Secretary of State Fox McKeithen announced the appointment of Angie Rogers LaPlace as Commissioner of Elections within the Department of State. LaPlace took over from retiring Elections Commissioner Wade O. Martin, III, and assumed the duties of her office on Election Day, November 2, 2004. ... [Read More]
Interim Legislature Committee
The Louisiana Legislature requires notices of each of its interim committee meetings be published in advance of the meeting date. ... Interim Legislature Committee ... [Read More]
Welcome to Louisiana.gov
Provides links to the Louisiana State Legislature, the Louisiana House of Representatives, and the Louisiana State Senate. Also includes links to the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and a list of Louisiana Representatives and Louisiana Senators. ... [Read More]
Louisiana House - America's Back to School 2003
) sponsored event. The event was established to encourage state legislators across the country to visit schools and classrooms to promote representative democracy. The goal of the program is to educate young citizens about what it is like to be a state legislator and what the legislature does, get these young constituents' thoughts and perspectives, and inspire their active involvement in the democratic process. It is also designed to build personal links between schools and legislators and provide legislators an opportunity to observe what is going on in schools. ... [Read More]
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