§ La. R.S. 18:431(untitled)

Commissioners; courses of instruction; certificates; reports; list of certified persons furnished
by parish board of election supervisors
A.(1)(a) At least annually the clerk of court shall conduct a general course of instruction for
commissioners. Each such course of instruction shall be open to the public, and the clerk shall publicize each
course in a manner reasonably calculated to encourage maximum attendance and participation. For
informational purposes, the registrar may assist the clerk of court in conducting the course.
(b) The clerk shall provide the following in accordance with minimum standards issued by the
secretary of state to the persons who attend the course of instruction:
(i) A copy of the informational pamphlet provided by the secretary of state.
(ii) Instruction on the use of voting machines and the duties of commissioners in conducting primary
and general elections.
(iii) Instruction on a commissioner's duty to offer any voter who does not have picture identification
an affidavit to sign to that effect as provided in R.S. 18:562.
(iv) Instruction on a commissioner's duty to comply with the provisions of state and federal law
pertaining to the rights of voters with disabilities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq., as amended.
(c) The clerk shall issue a certificate of instruction to each person who attends the course of
instruction for commissioners and achieves a satisfactory score on the test issued by the secretary of state
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for that course of instruction. The clerk is prohibited from issuing a certificate to any person who has not
attended the course of instruction for commissioners and achieved a satisfactory score on the test for that
course of instruction.
(2)(a) A certificate issued under the provisions of this Subsection to any person who attends and
satisfactorily completes a course of instruction shall be valid through December thirty-first of the year of
expiration of the term of office of the clerk who conducted the school.
(b) The certificate shall indicate that the commissioner shall notify the clerk of any change in party
affiliation and that failure to do so shall result in the commissioner being unable to serve as a commissioner.
(c) After receiving notification of change in party affiliation from the commissioner, the clerk shall
notify the parish board of election supervisors of such change.
(3)(a) After each course of instruction for commissioners is completed, the clerk of court shall
promptly file a report with the parish board of election supervisors stating the time and place the course of
instruction was held, the number of persons who attended the course, the manner in which the course was
publicized, and the name, social security number, party affiliation, if any, and mailing address of each person
who attended the course to whom a certificate of instruction was issued. The clerk of court shall also provide
a report to the secretary of state in the manner required by the secretary of state.
(b) The parish board of election supervisors shall retain and preserve the reports for the unexpired
term of office of the clerk who conducted the course of instruction.
(4) From the reports received from the clerk, the parish board of election supervisors shall prepare
a list containing the names, addresses, and party affiliations of all persons registered to vote in each ward to
whom certificates of instruction have been issued during the term of office of the clerk of court who issued
the certificate.
(5) Repealed by