Louisiana § RS 18:1264 - Vacancies; procedure

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§ RS 18:1264. Vacancies; procedure

If one or more of the presidential electors fails for any cause to attend at the appointed place at 12:00 noon of the day prescribed for their meeting, the other electors shall fill the vacancy by voice vote by no later than 4:00 p.m.  Any person selected to fill such a vacancy in the office of presidential elector from a congressional district shall be a qualified elector of the district for which the vacancy occurred.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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