2025 Louisiana Amendment 4

2025 Louisiana Amendment 4

March 29, 2025
Use Earliest Election Dates for Filling Judicial Vacancies Amendment
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 229,597 36.38% No 401,499 63.62% Total votes 631,096 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,980,408 21.17%
Results by parish: No:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Yes:     50–60%     60–70%
Unofficial results as of March 30, 2025 [1]

Louisiana Amendment 4 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot on March 29, 2025. If passed, the amendment would have required special elections to the Louisiana Supreme Court to occur at the earliest available date. The referendum failed.

Background

Currently, judges to the Supreme Court are elected in partisan elections that are scheduled within 12 months after the day the vacancy occurs. ^[2] The amendment would require the election to be scheduled at the soonest possible date. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "CA No. 4 (ACT No. 4, 2024-3ES - SB 5) -- To provide for election dates for newly-created judgeships or vacancies in office of judge". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
2. "Louisiana Amendment 4, Use Earliest Election Dates for Filling Judicial Vacancies Amendment (March 2025)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
3. "Explaining the Louisiana constitutional amendments on the March 29 election ballot". Shreveport Times. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
4. "Cenla Votes: Breaking down the four constitutional amendments on Mar. 29 ballot". KALB 5. Retrieved March 4, 2025.