Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided April 23, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. Jones:
Your request for an Attorney General Opinion has been forwarded to me for research and a response. You requested an opinion to clarify the intent of Louisiana R.S. 42:5, specifically regarding proxy voting in the Louisiana Open Meetings Act.
The pertinent statute is as follows:
La.R.S. 42:5 Meetings of public bodies to be open to the public
B. Each public body shall be prohibited from utilizing any manner of proxy voting procedure, secret balloting, or any other means to circumvent the intent of R.S. 42:4.1 through R.S. 42:8.
C. All votes made by members of a public body shall be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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