Louisiana Votes

Strengthens the attorney general's authority to defend Louisiana's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment.

Removes the current ban on carrying or possessing a firearm while gigging and gigging frogs at night.

Allows pharmacists to dispense ivermectin to adults under a standing order from a licensed healthcare professional authorized by the Department of Health.

Bans the intentional release of substances into the atmosphere to modify weather, temperature, climate, or sunlight, with exceptions for firefighting, agriculture, and forestry activities below 1,000 feet.

Limits the use of automated speed cameras, red-light cameras, and mobile speed cameras to school zones only, and requires clear signage and roadway markings to warn drivers.

Simplifies the program by replacing multiple fixed credit tiers with a single discretionary tax credit of up to 40%, to be awarded according to new LED program rules approved by legislative committees.

Introduces the crime of "coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud." This offense involves a third party knowingly administering an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent, aiming to terminate the pregnancy without her awareness.

Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting in most elections for public office within Louisiana.

Establishes that international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), and World Economic Forum (WEF) have no jurisdiction or authority within the state.

Applies to the United States Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

Allows law-abiding citizens aged 21 and over to carry concealed handguns without a permit.

Requires that candidates for school-board elections possess a high-school diploma or its equivalent in order to qualify.

Affirms "the sovereign right of Louisiana to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government."

Would apply exemptions to student immunization requirements not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school.

Would, as the "Stop Harming Our Kids Act," ban certain procedures to alter the sex of a minor child.

Would prohibit teachers, school employees, or other presenters in public schools from covering topics of sexual orientation and gender identity in a manner that deviates from state content standards or curricula approved by public school governing authorities.

Would remove the requirement that a person possess a valid concealed handgun permit in order to carry a concealed handgun.

Would create the Sunshine Scholarship Program for K-12 students not enrolled in public school, providing state funding for qualified education expenses directly to parents through "a universal education freedom account."

Provides that it shall be unlawful for a physician or other person to perform an abortion, except in cases to "prevent the death or substantial risk of death" or the "loss of a life-sustaining organ" of a pregnant woman.

Would amend HB990, which prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates by state and local governmental subdivisions, to apply to any federal COVID-19 vaccine "law or regulation" that is not "valid and enforceable" and removes the provision allowing private entities to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Would have specified that the Legislature may terminate the entire state of disaster, emergency, or public health emergency, or any section of subsection thereof, declared by executive order or proclamation of the Governor.

Requires compulsory school attendance for all children beginning at age 5, including full-day kindergarten and a readiness assessment prior to entering first grade.

Would have allowed permitless carry of a handgun for any person who does not possess a concealed handgun permit but otherwise meets the eligibility requirements.

Calls for a "convention of states" to amend the United States Constitution to establish a limitation on terms for members of Congress.