LAC 52:I.701. General Requirements

A. The board shall consider any signed complaint from any elector concerning a violation of any law within its jurisdiction or the regulations or orders issued by the board. The complaint may be based on firsthand knowledge or on information and belief. Upon consideration of a complaint, the board may close the file, refer the complaint to investigation, or take such other action as it deems appropriate. B. If the board receives a signed sworn complaint from any elector that does not present a potential violation of any law within its jurisdiction or the regulations or orders issued by the board, the board shall not initiate an investigation and will notify the complainant that the board declined to initiate an investigation and, accordingly, closed the file.