Judges: RICHARD P. IEYOUB
Filed Date: 2/28/2003
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Dear Mr. Tyson:
You have requested this office to issue an advisory opinion as to whether an employee of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District can serve as a member of the St. Martin Board of Elections Commission.
The legal matters of dual office holding and dual employment are covered in Louisiana Revised Statute
The first employment position questioned involves a full-time employee of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District. The Local Government article of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 retained the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District along with other levee districts in the state. La. Const. Art.
Parish boards of election supervisors were established by La.R.S.
The Revised Statutes regarding dual employment clearly state that "no person holding full-time employment . . . of a political subdivision thereof shall at the same time hold another full-time appointive office or full-time employment in the government of the state of Louisiana, in the government of a political subdivision thereof, or in a combination of these." La.R.S.
There are no other restrictions under Title 42 that would prohibit a person from holding these two positions concurrently. Therefore, nothing in La.R.S.
I believe the above opinion has answered you questions. Should you have any further questions, please contact this office.
Very truly yours,
RICHARD P. IEYOUB ATTORNEY GENERAL
By: ____________________________ CHARLES H. BRAUD JR. Assistant Attorney General
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