Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 7 - Absentee by Mail and Early Voting

• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Ballot: means a paper ballot or electronic ballot, where applicable. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Board: means the parish board of election supervisors of each parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302
• Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
• Clerk: means the clerk of court of each parish, except that in a parish having both a civil and a criminal sheriff, the word refers to the civil sheriff. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302
• Common disaster: A sudden and extraordinary misfortune that brings about the simultaneous or near-simultaneous deaths of two or more associated persons, such as husband and wife.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Early voting: means the period of time prior to any scheduled election when any person who is qualified to vote may vote in person at a place designated by the registrar as provided in Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302
• Election official: means the parish board of election supervisors; clerks and their employees who perform duties in the election process; registrars of voters and their employees; the secretary of state and employees of his office who perform duties in the election process; and the poll commissioners, including the commissioner-in-charge. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302
• Enrolled bill: The final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate officials, and submitted to the President/Governor for signature.
• Federal postcard application: means an application for absentee by mail ballot as permitted by 50 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Registrar: means the registrar of voters of each parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• United States Service: means the following persons, and their spouses and dependents:

              (a) A member of the armed forces while in active service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1302

• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.