Louisiana § 38:1781 Canvass of returns; promulgation of result

Louisiana Statutes

§ 38:1781 — Canvass of returns; promulgation of result

Louisiana § 38:1781

Title 38Public Contracts, Works and Improvements

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La. Stat. Ann. § 38:1781 (2026).

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On the day and at the hour and place named in the notice of election, the authorities ordering the election shall, in public session, open the ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots in number and amount, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the election. The result shall be promulgated by proclamation in one issue of a newspaper issued in the parish, or if there be none, in a newspaper published in an adjoining parish.

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On the day and at the hour and place named in the notice of election, the authorities ordering the election shall, in public session, open the ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots in number and amount, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the election. The result shall be promulgated by proclamation in one issue of a newspaper issued in the parish, or if there be none, in a newspaper published in an adjoining parish.