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In 2018, Representative Edmonds obtained passage of the "Protection of Adoption Act", which seeks to clarify policies in the previously unregulated field of [[adoption]]. Edmonds said that "existing law was ambiguous. … This act provides a framework so that adoption is not so confusing." No legislator opposed Edmonds' bill, and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] signed it into law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_06415b62-684e-11e8-a70a-b71aab5f805f.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=07fc51fb-af8b-485d-b758-a7b512b852f0|title=New 'Adoption Option Act' to ease adoptions in Louisiana celebrated at the State Capitol|date=Jun3e 4, 2018|author=Mark Ballard|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=June 6, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Representative Edmonds obtained passage of the "Protection of Adoption Act", which seeks to clarify policies in the previously unregulated field of [[adoption]]. Edmonds said that "existing law was ambiguous. … This act provides a framework so that adoption is not so confusing." No legislator opposed Edmonds' bill, and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] signed it into law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_06415b62-684e-11e8-a70a-b71aab5f805f.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=07fc51fb-af8b-485d-b758-a7b512b852f0|title=New 'Adoption Option Act' to ease adoptions in Louisiana celebrated at the State Capitol|date=Jun3e 4, 2018|author=Mark Ballard|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=June 6, 2018}}</ref>

Edmonds is a candidate in the special election scheduled for November 6, 2018, to fill the year remaining in the term of former Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]], who resigned in the spring amidst charges of [[sexual harassment]]. Edmonds will face fellow Representative [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish and former representative and state Senator Almond Gaston "A. G." Crowe, Jr. of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, both Republicans. Another sitting Republican representative, Paul Hollis of Covington in St. Tammany Parish, may also enter the race. The announced Democrat candidate is Renee Fontenot Free, who has experience in the offices of the secretary of state and the Louisiana attorney general. The acting secretary of state, Kyle Ardoin, is not a candidate to complete Schedler's term, which expires in January 2020.<ref name=ghilburn>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/07/05/secretary-state-see-whos-whos-out-race/759474002/|title=Secretary of state race: See who's in, who's out|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref> If elected, Edmonds vowed to take a "watchdog mentality to the secretary of state’s office by doing everything I can to fight against any and all attempts to weaken secure voting. Only Americans who live in Louisiana should be voting. And, when Louisianans vote, their vote should count. End of story."<ref name=ghilburn/>

Edmonds is a candidate in the special election scheduled for November 6, 2018, to fill the year remaining in the term of former Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]], who resigned in the spring amidst charges of [[sexual harassment]]. Edmonds will face fellow Representative [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish and former representative and state Senator Almond Gaston "A. G." Crowe, Jr. of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, both Republicans. The lone Democrat candidate in the running is Renee Fontenot Free, who has experience in the offices of both the secretary of state and the Louisiana attorney general. Free is the official choice of the Louisiana Democratic Executive Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/2018/08/20/see-who-la-democrats-pinned-their-hopes-loosen-gop-grip/1041200002/|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=August 20, 2018|title=See who Louisiana Democrats pinned their hopes on|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref>The acting secretary of state, Kyle Ardoin, is not a candidate to complete Schedler's term, which expires in January 2020.<ref name=ghilburn>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/07/05/secretary-state-see-whos-whos-out-race/759474002/|title=Secretary of state race: See who's in, who's out|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=Greg Hilburn|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref> If elected, Edmonds vowed to take a "watchdog mentality to the secretary of state’s office by doing everything I can to fight against any and all attempts to weaken secure voting. Only Americans who live in Louisiana should be voting. And, when Louisianans vote, their vote should count. End of story."<ref name=ghilburn/>