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Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 - Louisiana Election Code
RS 18:541 - Opening and closing of the polls
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 18:541 (2018)
SUBPART C. TIME FOR VOTING
§541. Opening and closing of the polls
A. In the primary and general elections, the polls shall open at 7:00 a.m. on election day and shall close at 8:00 p.m. on election day.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, in regularly scheduled congressional primary elections and elections held at the same time, the polls shall open at 6:00 a.m. on election day and shall close at 8 p.m. on election day.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2012, No. 577, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
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