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Code · Louisiana · Title 18 — Louisiana Election Code

RS 18:542

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RS 18:542
§542. Termination of voting
A person who is in line to vote when the polls close on election day shall be allowed to vote. Voting in a primary or general election shall terminate
(1)when the polls close, if no one is in line to vote at that time, or
(2)when all the persons who were in line to vote at 8:00 p.m. have been allowed to vote.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
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