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Amendment 1
Amendment 1
Louisiana · November 3, 2026
What this measure does
Allow the legislature to add officers, positions, and employees to the unclassified civil service
A yes vote means
The legislature gains the power to create new government positions outside the standard civil service rules.
A no vote means
The legislature cannot add new positions to this special unclassified list and must continue following existing civil service rules.
Simple explanation
Right now, most state government jobs have strict rules about hiring and how they work — think of it like a rule book that's hard to change. This amendment would let the legislature add new types of jobs to a special list where they have more flexibility to hire and manage people without following all those standard rules.
Who's for it, who's against it
Support
- Citizens for a New Louisiana
- Pelican Institute for Public Policy
- Protect Louisiana Values
- Republican Party of Louisiana
- State Rep. Beau Beaullieu (R)
- State Rep. Tehmi Chassion (D)
- State Sen. Jay Morris (R)
- State Sen. Jay Morris (R-35)
- The Pelican Institute for Public Policy
- The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana
Source: Ballotpedia