RS 18:107

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RS 18:107

§107. Party affiliation for registration; change in party affiliation

A. An applicant need not be a member of a political party or declare a party affiliation in order to be registered, but in such case the words "no party" or an abbreviation thereof on the application form shall be circled.

B. A registrant may change his party affiliation by making application therefor in writing to the registrar. When he receives the request, the registrar shall note the political party designated by the registrant and the date of the change in the registrant's information on the state voter registration computer system and, if the original application is available in hard copy in the registrar's office, on the original application form.

C. If a registrant has registered without declaration of party affiliation and afterwards desires to affiliate with a party, he shall make written application therefor to the registrar, and the registrar shall enter in the registrant's information on the state voter registration computer system and, if the original application is available in hard copy in the registrar's office, on the original application form, the party the registrant selects and the date of the change.

D. If a registrant has registered with a declaration of party affiliation and afterwards desires to affiliate with no party, he shall make written application therefor to the registrar, and the registrar shall enter in the registrant's information on the state voter registration computer system and, if the original application is available in hard copy in the registrar's office, on the original application form, the words "no party" or an abbreviation thereof and the date of the change.

E. The provisions of Subsections B, C, and D of this Section, relative to party affiliation, shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 18:135(B).

F. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section, a registrant shall not be designated as being affiliated with more than one party at the same time.

G.(1) A person who applies for registration on or after August 1, 2025, shall not be designated as "Independent" or designated as being affiliated with the "Independent Party". An applicant who declares party affiliation as "Independent" or with the "Independent Party" shall have his party affiliation entered as "No Party". The Department of State shall notify the registrant of the change pursuant to R.S. 18:109. The notice shall contain an explanation for the change in registration.

(2)A registrant who is registered as "Independent" or designated as being affiliated with the "Independent Party" before August 1, 2025, shall have his party affiliation changed to "No Party". The Department of State shall notify the registrant of the change pursuant to R.S. 18:109. The notice shall contain an explanation for the change in registration.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 544, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 229, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 2009, No. 186, §2, eff. June 29, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 533, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2017, No. 176, §1, eff. June 14, 2017; Acts 2025, No. 84, §1.