Measure on the ballot in the 2022 Louisiana Primary Election in Louisiana.
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Get StartedProposing to amend Article X, Sections 9 and 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to authorize certain political activities on behalf of family members by commission members, classified employees, and officers of certain civil service systems; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
A "yes" vote supports allowing civil service employees and classified civil service employees to publicly show support for their immediate family members' political campaigns when they are off duty.
A "no" vote supports retaining current legislation, which does not allow civil service employees and classified civil service employees to publicly show support for the political campaigns of immediate family members when they are off duty.
"People, no matter their jobs, should be able to support family members if they are running for political office. Candidates, no matter what jobs their family members hold, should be able to have relatives in campaign photos showcasing their families and at campaign events. Limits on First Amendment rights to freedom of speech should be as narrowly tailored as possible." - Public Affrais Research of Louisiana Guide to the 2022 Constitutional Amendments (example argument; not a recommendation), in support of Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (ACT 156, 2021 - HB 315) (Learn more)
"A time-honored rule in state and local government is that public employees should not be political hacks, getting and keeping their jobs by working in campaigns of their bosses. The amendment loosens longtime rules for no less than 21 definitions of "immediate family members" of politicians. Any erosion of these Civil Service regulations should be discouraged." - NOLA.com Staff Editorial, in opposition to Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (ACT 156, 2021 - HB 315) (Learn more)
Do you support an amendment to allow classified civil service employees to support the election to public office of members of their own families? (Amends Article X, Sections 9 and 20)
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