EIIElection Integrity Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the disposition and recording of notices of candidacy, qualifying fees, and nomination petitions—matters of candidate registration and filing. It contains no provisions regarding downloadable public packages, certificates, device records, result signatures, or any election verification artifacts related to vote tabulation or ballot security.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section La. R.S. 18:1312 addresses the retention, storage, and handling of physical ballots and voting records but does not address cryptographic receipts, end-to-end verifiability mechanisms, or any form of voter-verified cryptographic proof of vote inclusion. The section is entirely focused on ballot custody and preservation procedures, not on technological voting verification systems.

Louisiana R.S. 18:1366(1) explicitly mandates that any new voting system procured by the secretary of state must produce an auditable voter-verified paper record. This directly satisfies the criterion requiring a legally mandated voter-verifiable paper trail.

“The voting system shall produce an auditable voter-verified paper record.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 18:403 addresses the retention and preservation of election records and their status as public records open to inspection, but it does not establish or guarantee a citizen's legal right to re-tally or recount votes from published precinct data. The statute merely requires that records be kept and made available for inspection; it does not address the substantive right to conduct an independent re-tally or recount.

The statute mandates tamper-evident seals on voting machine ports as a required component of voting system security. This directly satisfies the baseline requirement for tamper-evident hardware standards, corresponding to score level 2. The statute does not require logging of seal status or tamper-responsive auto-quarantine functionality, so a higher score is not warranted.

The statute explicitly mandates that voting system equipment shall not connect to the internet, which directly satisfies the criterion requiring legal prohibition of internet/Wi-Fi/cellular connectivity on vote-casting equipment.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: La. R.S. 18:1316 addresses rejection of ballots with distinguishing marks. It contains no provisions regarding chain-of-custody documentation, public availability of custody records, or documentation requirements for ballot handling and storage. This section is about ballot acceptance criteria, not custody procedures.

The statute explicitly establishes criminal penalties (fine up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment up to 5 years) for tampering with voting equipment, which directly satisfies the criterion for criminal penalties on unauthorized device access.

The statute requires the secretary of state to adopt and implement uniform policies and procedures for post-election audits, but it does not explicitly mandate that such audits be conducted for every election. The language authorizes the establishment of audit procedures and policies rather than requiring their mandatory execution in all elections.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the recount procedure following a judicial order in a contested election, not a post-election audit method. It does not mandate any audit method (fixed-%, comparison, risk-limiting, or otherwise) as part of a systematic post-election auditing process. The recount procedure here is reactive and discretionary, triggered by litigation, not a proactive audit requirement.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses qualifying fees for candidates in primary elections, payment methods, and additional fees imposed by political party committees. It contains no provisions regarding post-election audits, observer access to audits, or public observation of audit processes. The section is entirely focused on candidate qualification procedures and fee collection, which is unrelated to the criterion being evaluated.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 18:59.4 establishes a voter registration administrator certification program and specifies educational requirements, professional standards, and compensation incentives for registrars of voters and related personnel. It contains no provisions regarding post-election audits, audit results, or the legal binding force of any audit findings on certified election results. The section addresses personnel certification, not audit procedures or their enforceability.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs financial disclosure statements for political candidates, not voting system source code accessibility. It is unrelated to the criterion regarding whether voting system source code is legally accessible to the public, certifying authorities, academics, or other parties.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses election fraud offenses and penalties related to voter registration and voting procedures. It has no bearing on software reproducibility, binary builds, or any technical infrastructure requirements. The criterion concerns whether production binaries can be reproducibly built from public source code—a topic completely outside the scope of this criminal law provision.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section grants the Secretary of State general administrative powers over voting machines, voter registration, and uniform rules for voting systems, but does not address the publication or signing of ballot contests, layouts, and tabulation rules before polls open. The section covers procedural administration and governance structure, not the specific requirement for pre-election publication of ballot definitions.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses public access to voter registration records and restrictions on disclosure of personal voter information. It contains no provisions regarding software verification, binary matching, post-election integrity checks, or any technical controls over voting system software. The section is entirely unrelated to the criterion.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the challenge and registration status of voters in the U.S. military or temporarily abroad. It contains no provisions regarding observer access, observer rights, or procedures for party or civil-society observers to monitor election processes. The criterion concerns transparency and observation procedures, which is a different topic from voter registration challenges.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute requires parish boards to compile election returns showing machine votes broken down by precinct and file them with the clerk of court by the fifth day after the election. However, this is a filing requirement, not a publication requirement, and the fifth-day deadline exceeds the 24-hour standard. The tentative results announced by the secretary of state by the seventh day are at the parish level, not precinct level.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section establishes the Voting System Proposal Evaluation Committee and its review process for voting system proposals, but it does not address whether multiple certified vendors may operate simultaneously in the same election. The statute focuses on the committee's composition and procurement procedures, not on multi-vendor capability or system architecture.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses campaign finance disclosure and advertising payment requirements, including prohibitions on subterfuge and mandates for transparency in political advertisements. It has no connection to voting equipment, device protocols, vote formats, or technical standards for election systems.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section defines the crime of bribery of a candidate and establishes penalties. It does not address vendor contracts, contract duration, or any mechanism to cap contract periods. It is entirely unrelated to the criterion regarding vendor contract duration caps.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute requires confidentiality efforts but does not guarantee voter-ballot unlinkability. The phrase 'as confidential as practicable' is a permissive standard that allows exceptions and does not legally guarantee that ballots cannot be linked to voters, particularly in electronic transmission and facsimile scenarios where a voter's name and contact information are used to deliver materials.

The statute mandates accessibility for visually impaired voters and those unable to read through audio ballot options, and permits assistance for those with physical disabilities. However, it conditions the availability of audio ballots on whether a precinct is 'equipped' with such machines, meaning accessibility is not guaranteed at every polling place. The law addresses some accessibility standards but does not require comprehensive accessibility standards universally.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the inspection, preparation, and operation of voting machines at polling places on election day. It does not contain any provisions establishing a legal floor on the number or density of polling places per voter population or geographic area. The criterion requires a legal minimum standard for polling-place availability, which is not addressed in this statute section.