Louisiana Statutes
§ 45:1164.4 — Filing of petition with registrar of voters; publication
Louisiana § 45:1164.4
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 45Public Utilities and Carriers
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 45:1164.4 (2026).
Text
The petition shall be filed with the registrar of voters within ninety days after the date on which the first signature was affixed. The petition, when so filed, becomes a public record and cannot be returned to the proponents or signers thereof.
The registrar of voters shall have the petition, including the names and addresses of the petitioners and the dates of signing, published at the earliest possible time in the official journal of the municipality or other political subdivision, at the expense of the governing authority charged with the duty of calling the election. The formal portion of the petition need be reproduced only once in the publication.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 45:1164.1
Definitions§ 45:1164.10
Recount of ballots or contest of elections§ 45:1164.12
Commissioners and clerks for elections§ 45:1164.13
Promulgation of elections results§ 45:1164.2
Petition for election§ 45:1164.3
Form of petition for election§ 45:1164.6
Ordering of election after thirty days; removal of names within that time; date of election§ 45:1164.7
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Louisiana § 45:1164.4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/45%3A1164.4.