§ La. R.S. 18:59.2(untitled)

Number of employee positions established; increase; decrease
A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the number of authorized positions for state
employees in the office of a registrar of voters, including the position of registrar of voters, shall be based
on parish population figures as shown by the latest federal census, the parish population estimates published
pursuant to the United States Bureau of the Census Federal State Cooperative Program for Population
Estimates, or as determined by the governing authority of each parish in accordance with law.
(2) Based on the parish population range, the maximum number of authorized positions in each
parish is established as follows:
PARISH
POPULATION RANGE
NUMBER OF POSITIONS
(1)
0 to 19,000
(2)
19,001 to 65,000
(3)
65,001 to 100,000
(4)
100,001 to 200,000
(5)
200,001 to 300,000
(6)
300,001 to 400,000
(7)
400,001 to 475,000
(8)
475,001 to 1,000,000
B.(1) In addition to the number of authorized positions established in the office of a registrar of
voters as provided in Subsection A of this Section, two state employee positions are established for each
permanent branch office in existence in each parish on the effective date of this Section or thereafter
established, except that three state employee positions are established for the permanent branch office located
in city hall of Orleans Parish.
(2) In addition to the number of authorized positions established in the office of a registrar of voters
as provided in Subsection A of this Section and Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, one state employee position
is established in the office of the registrar of voters in St. Landry Parish, subject to annual appropriations of
the legislature.
C. Repealed by