Proces Verbaux Program 

Pursuant to R.S. 18:1293, the governing authority ordering the election shall preserve a proces verbal of the canvass and shall forward a copy to the Secretary of State, who shall record it.

R.S. 18:1400.1(C)(2) states "In any special election called only by a local governing authority or only by a parish or city school board solely for the purpose of voting on a proposition under Chapter 6-A of this Title, a fee of ten dollars per certificate and two dollars per page shall be paid to the Secretary of State for recording the proces verbal as required by R.S. 18:1293."

After a proposition election (regardless of whether the proposition passes or fails), the governing authority shall forward the proces verbal to the Secretary of State, along with a check for the certificate(s) and number of pages, to the following address:

Louisiana Secretary of State
Publications Division
P. O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

If there are any questions, please contact the Publications Division at (225) 922-0309 or E-mail to publications@sos.la.gov.