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The secretary of state has certified five candidates for Louisiana House District 63 in Baton Rouge. This race should be interesting, and updates will be posted to the ELECTIONS page as fast as I get them.

In most races, it takes a little work to find out who the candidates are. Then we need to find out where they stand on the universal helmet law. Not a lot of work, but very necessary for our system to work.

This race started out with a surprise. One of the candidates called me, right out of the blue. He said he visited RIDE2REPEAL.COM, and totally supports the biker community. He added that his opponents were not so inclined.

More recently, a newspaper article listed all five candidates. I'll pass the word to all of our subscribers, as well as ABATE of Louisiana, to set the stage for determining which candidates support repeal. Hopefully several will get the green light.

Once that happens, the last step is to connect campaign volunteers with biker-friendly candidates. That's what all the homework is for, and that's what moves the state legislature in the right direction.

-RIDE2REPEAL@gmail.com