HB 209 - Reduces Voting Hours - Louisiana Key Vote
Erich Ponti voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 7, 2012
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 29, 2012
- House Bill Passed
- April 4, 2012
- Introduced
- Feb. 23, 2012
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Stage Details
Title: Reduces Voting Hours
Signed by Governor Bobby Jindal
Title: Reduces Voting Hours
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that reduces voting hours for certain elections, effective January 1, 2013.
Highlights:
- Reduces the hours that the principal office of the registrar is open by 1 hour on election days from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. (Sec. 1).
- Exempts regularly scheduled congressional primary elections from the reduced hours for the office of the registrar required by this bill (Sec. 1).
- Reduces the hours that polls are open on primary and general election days by 1 hour from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. (Sec. 1).
- Exempts regularly scheduled congressional primary and general elections from the reduced polling hours required by this bill (Sec. 1).
Title: Reduces Voting Hours
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that reduces voting hours for certain elections, effective January 1, 2013.
Highlights:
- Reduces the hours that the principal office of the registrar is open by 1 hour on election days from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. (Sec. 1).
- Exempts regularly scheduled congressional primary elections from the reduced hours for the office of the registrar required by this bill (Sec. 1).
- Reduces the hours that polls are open on primary and general election days by 1 hour from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. (Sec. 1).
- Exempts regularly scheduled congressional primary and general elections from the reduced polling hours required by this bill (Sec. 1).
Title: Reduces Voting Hours