La. Const. art. X § 47 Prohibitions Against Political Activities

• Library: Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974
• Edition: prefLabel,label,title,shortLabel
• Currency: Current with changes from the November 3, 2020 election
• Citation: La. Const. art. X § 47

(A) Party Membership; Elections. No member of the commission and no state police of...

(B) Contributions. No person shall solicit contributions for political purposes from any classified state police officer or use or attempt to use his position to punish or coerce the political action of a classified state police officer.

(C) Political Activity Defined. As used in this Part, "political activity" means an effort to support or oppose the election of a candidate for political office or to support a particular political party in an election. The support or opposition of a candidate seeking election as the classified state police officer member of the State Police Commission, issues involving bonded indebtedness, tax referenda, or constitutional amendments shall not be prohibited.