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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. The special election shall be held under the general election laws of the state, so far as applicable, and at the polling places at which the last preceding general or congressional election was held, and not sooner than thirty days after the official publication of the ordinance ordering the election.
B. It shall not be necessary that the registration office be kept open prior to any election held under the authority of this Part, and Section 19, Article XIV of the Constitution of 1921, and all special elections heretofore held without that formality, are hereby confirmed, validated and ratified.
C. All persons who become qualified voters under this Part and the constitution of the state, after the close of the last general registration, shall be allowed to vote by the commissioners of the election whether their names appear on the poll books or not.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 39, § 782. Time and place of election; persons entitled to vote - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-39-sect-782/
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