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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. It is the policy of the state of Louisiana to encourage the full participation in voting by all citizens of this state, including persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilities who have not been declared to be mentally incompetent pursuant to a full interdiction, or whose right to vote has not been suspended by a limited interdiction, regardless of such person's living arrangements, which include but shall not be limited to a group home, long-term care facility, or treatment facility.
B. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to ensure that persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilities for whom the department provides care and treatment who are not subject to a full interdiction or a limited interdiction in which the right to register and vote has specifically been suspended are permitted to do so in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall be proposed within ninety days of the effective date of this Section and such rules and regulations shall be subject to oversight by the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee and the House and Governmental Affairs Committee in the manner provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 18, § 102.1. Persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilities - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-18-sect-102-1/
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