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October 26, 2000 OPINION NUMBER 2000-252-A Honorable Suzanne Haik Terrell Commissioner of Elections Department of Elections & Registration P. O. Box 14179 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898-4179 Dear Commissioner Terrell: In clarification of Attorney General Opinion No. 2000-252, we write to restate our concluding paragraph, as follows: Thus, in sum, we remain of the opinion that an internet organization is not a designated voter registration agency and therefore, has no authority to act as same in our state. A voter registration form that is either the national voter registration form or the state mail voter registration form, regardless of whether it is on card stock or printed from an internet site, is the only authorized mail voter registration form in Louisiana, and must be accepted by the registrars of voters. The Commissioner’s office is required by law to design and distribute a state mail voter registration application form, and therefore, we find no reason why the form can not be placed on the Commissioner’s web site for use by the general public. (Emphasis added). It was brought to our attention that the word “not” was mistakenly included in the above underscored sentence. If we can be of further assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Yours very truly, RICHARD P. IEYOUB ATTORNEY GENERAL ANGIE ROGERS LAPLACE Assistant Attorney General RPI/ARL;mjb Cc: House & Governmental Affairs Comm. Senate & Governmental Affairs Comm. Debbie Waskom, Secretary/Treasurer, Registrar of Voters Board of Directors Clarifies conclusion of Atty.Gen.Op. No. 2000-252. Hon. Suzanne Haik Terrell OPINION NO. 2000-252-A Page -2- OPINION NUMBER 00-252 (A) SYLLABUS Clarifies conclusion of Atty.Gen.Op. No. 2000-252. Honorable Suzanne Haik Terrell Commissioner of Elections Department of Elections & Registration P. O. Box 14179 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898-4179 Date Received: Date Released: October 26, 2000 ANGIE ROGERS LAPLACE Assistant Attorney General