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Louisiana · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Proposed Amendment No. 5: what your vote means

Use of state money for retirement system debt. On every Louisiana ballot. Official sources checked October 26, 2026.

Proposed Amendment No. 5 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

Use of state money for retirement system debt

Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes an existing constitutional requirement that one-time state money for retirement systems be applied to their oldest debts first.

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

Do you support an amendment to authorize a state retirement system to apply any nonrecurring state monies it receives to any of its unfunded accrued liability rather than requiring application to its oldest unfunded accrued liability? (Amends Article VII, Section 10(D)(2)(b)(iii))

Ballot proposition as printed in the Louisiana Secretary of State’s list of 2026 proposed constitutional amendments.

A YES vote means:

State retirement systems could apply one-time state money they receive to any of their unfunded accrued liability, instead of being required to pay down the oldest liability first.

A NO vote means:

The requirement to apply that money to the oldest unfunded liability first stays in place.

What it would change

  • Who is affected: state retirement systems and the state budget.
  • What it removes: the constitutional requirement that such money go to the oldest unfunded liability first.
  • Fiscal impact: No official fiscal impact statement is included with the ballot proposition in the Secretary of State’s list of proposed amendments.

Who supports it and who opposes it

These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.

Who supports it

Who opposes it

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Official sources

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