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52Nov 3 election

Amendment 1: Legislative Authority to Add or Remove Unclassified Civil Service Positions Amendment

Did not pass with 21.6% yes.

Amendment 1 · Legislative referral · Louisiana, May 16, 2026

Yes
173,508
21.6%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
630,420
78.4%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    Sent by the legislature

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Amendment 1

  3. Election day (Done)

    May 16, 2026

  4. Did not pass (Current step)

    21.6% yes

What a yes vote does

Amend the state constitution to allow the Louisiana State Legislature to add officers, positions, and employees to the unclassified civil service, such as transferring them from the classified to the unclassified civil service.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

The legislature put it before voters.

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