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Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 - Louisiana Election Code
RS 18:1251 - NATIONAL ELECTIONS

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LA Rev Stat § 18:1251 (2018)
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CHAPTER 6. NATIONAL ELECTIONS

PART I. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

§1251. Election; time of electing

A. In every fourth year after an election of a president and vice president of the United States, the electors of president and vice president of the United States, hereinafter referred to as "presidential electors," shall be chosen by election by the qualified electors of the state. The election shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November and shall be conducted and the returns made in accordance with the provisions of this Title, except insofar as such provisions may conflict with the provisions of this Part.

B. One presidential elector shall be chosen from among the qualified electors of each congressional district and two presidential electors shall be chosen from among the qualified electors of the state at large.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 588, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.

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