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RS 18:1451

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RS 18:1451

PART III. RECOUNT OF ABSENTEE BY MAIL AND EARLY VOTING BALLOTS

§1451. Recount of absentee by mail and early voting ballots authorized

Prior to the trial of an election contest, a party to the suit by ex parte motion may seek a recount of the absentee by mail and early voting ballots if he alleges that there is an error in the counting of the absentee by mail and early voting ballots which would have changed the outcome of the election.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.