§ La. R.S. 18:1286.1(untitled)

Authority to consolidate polling places; reduction of number of voting machines and election
officials
A. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 18:1286(A), when an election called under the provisions
of this Chapter is not held at the same time as the election of any public official, in cases where a single
location serves as the polling place of more than one precinct the parish board of election supervisors may
consolidate the polling places in that location so that a single polling place may serve each precinct assigned
to that location for that election and may reduce the number of voting machines to be used in the election
below the number fixed by R.S. 18:1363 and, in such case, shall notify, in accordance with the time line
provided in R.S. 18:1363(H), the parish custodian of voting machines and the secretary of state of the number
of machines to be prepared and delivered to the location of the consolidated polling place.
B. When the parish board of election supervisors consolidates polling places as authorized by
Subsection A of this Section, it shall appoint a commissioner-in-charge to serve all precincts assigned to the
consolidated polling place and may reduce to not less than two the number of commissioners and alternate
commissioners to be appointed to serve at the location of the consolidated polling place.