LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of State regarding policies, procedures, and practices related to the integrity of elections.
SCR 35 is a concurrent resolution directing Louisiana's legislative auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of State's election integrity procedures. It requires the audit to examine policies, practices, and election officials' work (including the secretary of state and local clerks), comparing Louisiana's approach to other states' best practices. The audit must occur every four years following the 2028 presidential election. This procedural bill does not change laws but mandates a review to assess how well election systems operate.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced May 12, 2025
Last action Jun 10, 2025
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What changed between versions
SCR35 Original
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SCR35 Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 9, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized into an enrolled version, which primarily involved formatting adjustments and the removal of internal legislative metadata like the original document header and the non-binding digest. The core policy language regarding the request for a performance audit remains substantively unchanged, though the enrolled text slightly rephrased the resolution's operative clause for formal consistency.
Scope change
The scope and applicability of the bill remain unchanged; it still directs the legislative auditor to review election integrity policies in Louisiana.
TECHNICAL
Removed the original document header, legislative services digest, and page numbering artifacts specific to the draft version.
Adjusted the title and header to reflect the official 'Enrolled' status and standard formatting conventions.
Slightly rephrased the operative 'BE IT RESOLVED' clause to improve flow and grammatical consistency while maintaining the same legal request.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Jun 8, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jun 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, rules suspended, concurred in by vote of 88 yeay, 6 nays.
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
May 28, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
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