§ La. R.S. 18:19(untitled)

Contracts for storage of voting machines; public bid; negotiation
A.(1) Each contract entered into by the secretary of state for the lease of any building or portion thereof
for the storage of voting machines shall be advertised and awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in
accordance with the applicable provisions of R.S. 39:1551 et seq. For the purposes of advertising, awarding,
and administering contracts for the lease of space for the storage of voting machines, the secretary of state
may utilize any applicable procurement regulation promulgated in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act by the commissioner of administration.
(2) In addition to all other notices and advertisements for bids required, the secretary of state shall
furnish notice of the invitation for bids at least thirty days prior to the opening of bids for each contract for
the storage of voting machines for a parish in the following manner:
(a) Publish notice of the invitation for bids in a newspaper of general circulation printed in such parish,
or if there is no newspaper printed in such parish, in a newspaper printed in the nearest parish, that has a
general circulation in the parish covered by the contract.
(b) Send such notice to the clerk of court for such parish who shall prominently post such notice in his
office.
(c) Notify the parish governing authority for such parish of the contract and that such parish governing
authority is allowed to bid on such contract.
(3) Contracts for the lease of space for storage of voting machines may be entered into on a parish or
regional basis with a storage facility in each parish. If a single contract provides for the storage of voting
machines for more than one parish, then the notices required by this Subsection shall be provided in each
parish covered by such contract in accordance with this Subsection and there shall be a storage facility in
each such parish.
B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section or any other provision of law to
the contrary, the secretary of state may modify any existing lease between the department and a lessor by
negotiation, if the following conditions exist:
(a) Additional storage space is required in order to accommodate an increase in the number of voting
machines due to an increase in population of the affected parish.
(b) Additional storage space is required in order to accommodate voting machines of a different
configuration than the voting machines stored under the original lease agreement.
(2) No modification to a lease through negotiation shall be made the effect of which increases the
existing price per square foot by more than twenty-five percent, and no modification to a lease through
negotiation shall be made in the first two years or the last two years of the term of any such lease.