Provides that the election scheduled for April 17, 2027, shall be a statewide election. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Senate Bill 107 designates Saturday, April 17, 2027, as the date for a special statewide election to submit proposed constitutional amendments to Louisiana voters. The bill creates the legal authorization for this election to occur and establishes that any joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments that specify this date as their submission election must have been concurred in by both houses of the legislature during the 2026 Regular Session. The election shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code. The legislation contains a conditional provision rendering the entire act void if no proposed constitutional amendment from joint resolutions concurred in during the 2026 session designates April 17, 2027, as the election date for its submission to voters.

This legislation directly affects Louisiana voters who will participate in the April 17, 2027, election if constitutional amendments are properly submitted. State and local election officials will be responsible for administering the election in compliance with existing election law. The legislature itself is implicated as the body that must pass joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments and specifying this election date. If no such amendments are concurred in by both houses during the 2026 Regular Session, the entire authorization becomes inoperative, effectively nullifying the bill's purpose.

Senate Bill 107 operates within Louisiana's constitutional framework governing amendment procedures established in Article XIII, Section 1(A)(1) of the Louisiana Constitution, which requires that each joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment must specify the statewide election at which ratification will be submitted to voters. The bill recognizes the legislature's authority under that constitutional provision to authorize special elections for amendment submissions. The timing and mechanics of the election itself remain governed by the Louisiana Election Code and all its applicable provisions. The bill's effectiveness depends entirely on coordination with companion legislation in the form of joint resolutions that adopt this April 2027 date as their designated submission election.