Louisiana Regulations § 31-II-107 Merit Evaluation for the Registrar of Voters

A. The secretary of state hereby designates the director of registration in the Department of State to conduct the annual evaluation of each parish registrar of voters by reviewing the completed evaluation and data submitted by each registrar of voters. The evaluation will consider the timely performance of the registrars job responsibilities as required by title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes . Upon completion of the rating of a registrar by the director of registration, the director of registration shall submit the evaluation to the commissioner of elections for review and either approval or disapproval depending on the information submitted. If the commissioner of elections does not approve the rating given by the director of registration, the registrar will be given the rating recommended by the commissioner of elections. The registrars evaluation is then submitted to the Department of State Human Resources office. If the registrar receives an "excellent" rating, Human Resources will process the merit increase. If the registrar receives a "satisfactory" rating, Human Resources will not process the merit increase.

B. Annually, the criteria and procedure for the merit evaluation shall be determined by the secretary of state or his designee in conjunction with the Registrar of Voters Association. The secretary of state or his designee shall prepare written instructions and forms to be utilized for the evaluation. Evaluation forms with instructions shall be submitted to the registrars of voters no later than November 1 for completion. The form shall include mandated duties required of the registrars office in accordance with title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and other applicable laws with input from the Board of Review for Evaluation of the Registrar of Voters Association; however, the form is not intended to be all inclusive of all of the duties mandated in title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and other applicable laws. If a registrar receives an "excellent" rating, the registrar is eligible for a merit increase in January. If a registrar does not receive an "excellent" rating, the registrar will be rated "satisfactory" and is not eligible to receive a January merit increase. Also, if a registrar is a certified elections registration administrator (CERA) and does not receive an "excellent" rating, the registrar is not eligible to receive the 7 percent CERA certification pay increase for that year pursuant to R.S. 18:59.4 .

C. The parish registrar of voters will have until December 15 to submit a completed evaluation form with supporting documentation to the Department of State.

D. A written explanation shall be given to any registrar of voters who does not receive an "excellent" rating.