This latest proposal was adopted by the Legislature in 2020s second special session. Amendment 1 To allow the Legislature to establish qualifications for new registrars of hWmOF++*}NH\J?p_cpNyh+g*& L@cXPh,SZ\Lpv i0 &4:5uRi&g!X&yFL*/4$HHWC-Cponx8i- Z3 Legislators typically say Just let the voters have a say. With little to no questioning on the floor. Yes, you just voted on seven proposed constitutional amendments on the November 3 ballot, and passed five of them. We strongly recommend a vote FOR Amendment 1. A set of constitutional amendments is on Tuesday's ballots, which also include a statewide special election for Louisiana secretary of state and for members of Congress. PAR Guide to the 2020 Constitutional Amendments. AMENDMENT #1: Do you support an amendment declaring that, to protect human life, a right to abortion and the funding of abortion shall not be found in the Louisiana Constitution? Your December 5 ballot contains yet one more constitutional amendment! If it passes, the Louisiana Tax Commission would then start the process of creating rules for how local tax assessors should factor a wells productiveness into its tax assessment. As in years past, the non-partisan Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana produced a voters guide on the proposed amendments. Louisiana ballot has seven amendments to state constitution. Louisiana Amendment 1, the No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment, was on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020. Louisiana voters are sifting through questions in the fall election about abortion rights, sports betting and tax policy. Since the 1974 Constitution was adopted, voters have been asked to decide on nearly 300 proposals, or about seven per year on average since the changes began. Amendments. It is the Party that should lead the state of Louisiana. 492 0 obj <>stream Amendments. But with Covid, this [] AMENDMENT 1. Act 1 of the 2018 2nd special session greatly improves the content of Louisianas existing fiscal transparency website and expands the entities that participate in it. Summaries prepared by LABI Staff for the Louisiana Constitutional Amendments on the November 6th Statewide Ballot. 1 on the October 22 primary ballot. What It Would Do: Louisiana is the only state in the country except Oregon that does not require a unanimous jury vote to get a conviction in serious criminal cases. creates the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund, effective July 1, 2021, as a special permanent trust fund in the state treasury (referred to as the UCP Permanent Trust Fund) to ensure a payment source for claims made by owners of unclaimed property. abortion. The League of Women Voters of Louisiana is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. The regulation of womens bodies is something we will always stand against. Yes, you just voted on seven proposed constitutional amendments on the November 3 ballot, and passed five of them. endstream endobj 439 0 obj <>/Metadata 61 0 R/PageLabels 435 0 R/Pages 436 0 R/StructTreeRoot 80 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences 462 0 R>> endobj 440 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 436 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 441 0 obj <>stream This amendment explicitly says that nothing in Louisianas constitution should be construed to do that. Louisiana voters will have their say on abortion, sports betting and a host of other proposed constitutional amendments when early voting begins Friday for the Nov. 3 election. Click here to download printable pdf version of the regular PAR Guide. 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1650 The gist: This amendment would permit the governing boards that oversee Louisianas public university systems UL, LSU, etc. The proposed amendment would enhance the scope and power of the Board of Tax Appeals and allow the body to rule on whether taxation and fee matters are constitutional under Louisiana or U.S. Your December 5 ballot contains yet one more constitutional amendment!