re: Louisiana plain text ballot measures, how are you voting?

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What’s the current law on item 1? Seems like they’re trying to reduce the limit to 5 years

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Felons can run for public office in Louisiana because the state Senate improperly amended the state constitution in 1998 to prevent it, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled.

Under state Senate Bill No. 321, of 1997, unpardoned, convicted felons were to be prohibited from seeking a municipal or state office. State Sen. Max Malone, who introduced the bill, sought to add the felon-disqualifying paragraph to the state constitution.

The bill was amended in the Senate, providing an exception for felons who had completed their sentence more than 15 years before the candidate-qualifying date.

The Senate passed the bill by 29-3 vote on May 27, 1997. House Representative Kyle Green added a provision that the felon must have been jailed for his or her conviction, and that if not, he or she could still run for office.

The House passed the bill, with the Green amendment, by 71-31 vote. But the bill the Senate adopted in 1998 excluded the Green amendments.

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