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May 3, 2000 OPINION NUMBER 2000-109 Ernie Roberson Registrar of Voters Caddo Parish 525 Marshall St., Suite 103 Shreveport, La. 71101 Dear Mr. Roberson: We are in receipt of your request for an opinion regarding absentee ballot requests for voting absentee by mail. You have provided our office with an absentee ballot request form, which I assume you have produced, which allows a voter to fill in the blanks, sign and return to the registrar of voters in order to request an absentee ballot by mail. You question whether this form can be used in upcoming elections? R.S. 18:18 provides for the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Elections, one of which is to “[p]rescribe uniform rules, regulations, forms, and instructions, which shall be approved by the attorney general and thereafter shall be applied uniformly by each registrar of voters in the state.” (Emphasis added). It is our opinion that this provision of the law can be followed to provide for an absentee ballot request form such as the one you are suggesting. Therefore, we suggest you contact the Commissioner’s office for further action herein. If we can be of further assistance, please advise. Yours very truly, RICHARD P. IEYOUB ATTORNEY GENERAL ANGIE ROGERS LAPLACE Assistant Attorney General RPI/ARL;cwr Cc: Hon. Suzanne H. Terrell 23 Elections – Ballots-Absentee Votes - Military R.S. 18:18 Mail absentee ballot request forms can be prescribed by the Commissioner of Elections, with the Attorney General’s approval, for uniform application by the registrars of voters. OPINION 00-109 23 Elections – Ballots-Absentee Votes - Military R.S. 18:18 Mail absentee ballot request forms can be prescribed by the Commissioner of Elections, with the Attorney General’s approval, for uniform application by the registrars of voters. Ernie Roberson Registrar of Voters Caddo Parish 525 Marshall St., Suite 103 Shreveport, La. 71101 DATE RECEIVED: DATE RELEASED: May 3, 2000 Angie Rogers LaPlace Assistant Attorney General