Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 18, § 59.2. Number of employee positions established; increase; decrease

A. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the number of authorized positions for state employees in the office of a registrar of voters, including the position of registrar of voters, shall be based on parish population figures as shown by the latest federal census, the parish population estimates published pursuant to the United States Bureau of the Census Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates, or as determined by the governing authority of each parish in accordance with law.

(2) Based on the parish population range, the maximum number of authorized positions in each parish is established as follows:

B. (1) In addition to the number of authorized positions established in the office of a registrar of voters as provided in Subsection A of this Section, two state employee positions are established for each permanent branch office in existence in each parish on the effective date of this Section or thereafter established, except that three state employee positions are established for the permanent branch office located in city hall of Orleans Parish.

(2) In addition to the number of authorized positions established in the office of a registrar of voters as provided in Subsection A of this Section and Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, one state employee position is established in the office of the registrar of voters in St. Landry Parish, subject to annual appropriations of the legislature.

D. (1) If a reduction in the number of positions in the office of a registrar is necessary because the number of positions established in the office of a registrar of voters on the effective date of this Section is greater than the number of positions established in Subsections A and B of this Section, the number of such positions shall be reduced by attrition at a rate not to exceed one position per calendar year.

(2) If a reduction in the number of positions in the office of a registrar of voters is necessary because of a change in parish population, the number of positions shall be reduced by attrition.