Louisiana Removing Payment Order Requirement for State Retirement System Unfunded Liability Amendment (2026)
Louisiana
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 4,611,961 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,611,961 ÷ 4,611,961) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in LA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Louisiana must direct at least 25% of state money officially classified as nonrecurring to state retirement systems' unfunded pension debts. Each receiving system must now pay its oldest such debt first. This amendment would keep the 25% requirement but let the retirement system choose which of its unfunded debts receives the money. It would not change retirement benefits; the legislative actuarial note expects no impact on the systems.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
A state retirement system could apply this nonrecurring money to any of its unfunded pension debts instead of its oldest first.
A NO vote means
Each system would remain required to apply this money to its oldest unfunded pension debt first.
Sources: legis.la.gov2