§ La. R.S. 18:1300.7(untitled)

Governor to order election; proclamation; publication
A. If the required number of qualified electors of the voting area sign the petition for recall, the
governor shall issue a proclamation ordering an election to be held for the purpose of voting on the question
of the recall of the officer. The total number of registered voters in the voting area and the total number of
registered voters in the voting area signing the petition shall be calculated from the totals on the certificates
of all of the registrars of voters received by the governor. The governor shall issue such proclamation within
fifteen days after he receives the certified petitions from all of the registrars of voters in the voting area who
have received petitions for certification. If the final day for the governor to issue the proclamation falls on
a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday shall
be deemed to be the final day for issuing the proclamation. The proclamation shall order the election to be
held on the next available date specified in R.S. 18:402(F). If the election is to be held on a primary election
date, the proclamation shall be issued at least four weeks prior to the opening of the qualifying period for the
primary election. If the election is not to be held on a primary election date, the proclamation shall be issued
on or before the fifty-fourth day prior to the election. If any of these deadlines fall on a Saturday, Sunday,
or legal holiday, then the deadline shall be the following day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
holiday.
B. Within twenty-four hours after issuing the proclamation, the governor shall send a copy of the
petition and proclamation, by registered or certified mail, to the clerk of the district court for each parish in
which the election is to be held. If the election is to be held in Orleans Parish, the city of New Orleans, the
copy of the petition and proclamation shall be mailed to the clerk of the criminal district court. A copy of
the petition and proclamation also shall be sent to the secretary of state. Within twenty-four hours after he
receives the copies, the secretary of state shall notify all other election officials having any duty to perform
in connection with a recall election, including the parish board of election supervisors for the parish or
parishes in which the election is held. Immediately after receipt of the proclamation, the secretary of state
shall publish the proclamation in the official journal of each parish in which the election is to be held.
C.(1) If the officer subject to the recall election has submitted an irrevocable resignation prior to the
first day of early voting and the recall election is the only issue on the ballot, the secretary of state shall
notify the governor, governing authority, recall chairman, clerk of court, and registrar of voters of the
resignation, and the recall election shall not be held. In the case of the recall of a member of the legislature,
the presiding officer of the member's house shall notify the secretary of state as soon as possible when the
member subject to the recall election resigns.
(2)(a) If the officer subject to the recall election has submitted an irrevocable resignation prior to
the first day of early voting and the recall election is not the only issue on the ballot, the secretary of state
shall notify the governor, governing authority, recall chairman, clerk of court, and registrar of voters of the
resignation. In the case of the recall of a member of the legislature, the presiding officer of the member's
house shall notify the secretary of state as soon as possible when the member subject to the recall election
resigns.
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(b) If the early voting election ballot has already been prepared, the registrar of voters of any parish
where such ballot will be used shall, to the extent possible, cause notice to be posted of the resignation of
such public officer at each location for early voting in the parish where the recall election appears on the
ballot. Any votes cast during early voting in the recall election shall be null and void and shall not be
counted for any purpose whatsoever.
(c) If the election day ballot for the recall of the public officer has not been printed, the recall
election shall not appear on the election day ballot. If the election day ballot for the recall of the public
officer has been printed with the public officer's name on it, the clerk of court of any parish where the ballot
will be used shall, to the extent possible, cause notice to be posted of the resignation of the public officer
subject to recall at each polling place in the parish where the public officer's name appears on the ballot for
recall. Any votes cast in the recall election shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose
whatsoever.
D.(1) If the officer subject to a recall election has submitted an irrevocable resignation anytime
during early voting and prior to election day and the recall election is the only issue on the ballot, the
secretary of state shall notify the governor, governing authority, recall chairman, clerk of court, and registrar
of voters of the resignation, and early voting shall be canceled, and the recall election shall not be held. Any
votes cast during early voting in the recall election shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any
purpose whatsoever. In the case of the recall of a member of the legislature, the presiding officer of the
member's house shall notify the secretary of state as soon as possible when the member subject to the recall
election resigns.
(2)(a) If the officer subject to a recall election has submitted an irrevocable resignation anytime
during early voting and prior to election day and the recall election is not the only issue on the ballot, the
secretary of state shall notify the governor, governing authority, recall chairman, clerk of court, and registrar
of voters of the resignation. In the case of the recall of a member of the legislature, the presiding officer of
the member's house shall notify the secretary of state when the member subject to the recall election resigns.
(b) The registrar of voters of any parish where the recall election appears on the ballot shall, to the
extent possible, cause notice to be posted of the resignation of such public officer at each location for early
voting in the parish where the recall election appears on the ballot. Any votes cast during early voting in the
recall election shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose whatsoever.
(c) If the election day ballot for the recall of the public officer has not been printed, the recall
election shall not appear on the election day ballot. If the election day ballot has been printed with the public
officer's name on it, the clerk of court of any parish where such ballot will be used shall, to the extent
possible, cause such notice to be posted of the resignation of the public officer subject to recall at each
polling place in the parish where the public officer's name appears on the ballot for recall. Any votes cast
in the recall election shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose whatsoever.
E.(1) If the officer subject to the recall election has submitted an irrevocable resignation after the
close of early voting and prior to election day and the recall election is the only issue on the ballot, the
secretary of state shall notify the governor, governing authority, recall chairman, clerk of court, and registrar
of voters of the resignation, and the recall election shall not be held. Any votes cast during early voting in
the recall election shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose whatsoever. In the case
of the recall of a member of the legislature, the presiding officer of the member's house shall notify the
secretary of state as soon as possible when the member subject to the recall election resigns.
(2)(a) If the officer subject to the recall election has submitted an irrevocable resignation after the
close of early voting and prior to election day and the recall election is not the only issue on the ballot, the
secretary of state shall notify the governor, governing authority, recall chairman, clerk of court, and registrar
of voters of the resignation.
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(b) Any votes cast during early voting in the recall election shall be null and void and shall not be
counted for any purpose whatsoever. In the case of the recall of a member of the legislature, the presiding
officer of the member's house shall notify the secretary of state as soon as possible when the member subject
to the recall election resigns.
(c) If the election day ballot for the recall of the public officer has not been printed, the recall
election shall not appear on the election day ballot. If the election day ballot for the recall of the public
officer has been printed with the public officer's name on it, the clerk of court of any parish where such ballot
will be used shall, to the extent possible, cause such notice to be posted of the resignation of the public
officer subject to recall at each polling place in the parish where the public officer's name appears on the
ballot for recall. Any votes cast in the recall election shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any
purpose whatsoever.