Louisiana § RS 45:1164.2 - Petition for election
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 45:1164.2 — Petition for election, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 45:1164.2. Petition for election
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, upon the petition of not less than twenty-five percent of or seven thousand five hundred of the qualified electors residing within any municipality or other political subdivision, whichever is lesser, or upon the petition of not less than twenty-five percent of or ten thousand of the qualified electors residing within any municipality having a population of 400,000 or more, except in the Parish of Orleans, whichever is lesser, the governing authority shall order a referendum election to be held to determine whether or not any public utility owned by such political subdivision shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the commission. No referendum election called pursuant to this Section shall be held within two years of any other referendum election held pursuant to this Section.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 45:1164.2 ("Petition for election") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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