A.(1)  If a program participant or the minor or incapacitated person on whose behalf the application is made legally changes his name, he shall notify the secretary of state’s office within seven days of the approval of the name change and provide documentation of the legal name change.  If the applicant fails to timely notify the secretary of state’s office or cannot provide documentation of the legal name change, the secretary of state may cancel his certification as a program participant.

(2)  If a program participant or the minor or incapacitated person on whose behalf the application is made changes any of his physical addresses, he shall notify the secretary of state’s office within seven days of the change.  If the applicant fails to timely notify the secretary of state’s office of the address change, the secretary of state may cancel his certification as a program participant.

(3)  The secretary of state may cancel certification of a program participant if mail forwarded to the program participant’s physical address is returned as undeliverable.

(4)  The secretary of state shall cancel the certification of a program participant who makes a false attestation or provides false information on his or her application.

(5)  The secretary of state shall cancel the certification of a program participant if such participant qualifies as a candidate for an office pursuant to the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 18:461.

B.  Prior to cancelling the certification of a program participant, the secretary of state shall attempt to notify the program participant in writing of such action.

Acts 2006, No. 613, §1; Acts 2007, No. 199, §1.