§ La. R.S. 18:1300(untitled)

Procedures; notice of election; expenses
A.(1) When an election at which a proposition or question is to be submitted to the voters is held
at the same time as an election for any public official, the election shall be held in compliance with the
applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of this Title.
(2) The commissioners selected to serve at the election for the public officials also shall serve as
the commissioners for the election at which a proposition or question is to be submitted to the voters, and
the compensation for each shall be only that amount provided for in R.S. 18:424 and R.S. 18:425 for the day
of service as a commissioner or commissioner-in-charge.
B. When an election at which a proposition or question is to be submitted to the voters is not held
at the same time as the election of any public official, the election shall be held solely in compliance with
and shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Chapter 6-A of this Title.
C.(1) When an election is called under the provisions of this Chapter, written notice of the election
shall be transmitted to the secretary of state, the commissioner of elections, and each clerk of court and
registrar of voters in the area affected by the election. If the election is to be held on a primary election date,
then such notice shall be received by the secretary of state at least four weeks prior to the opening of the
qualifying period for the primary election. If the election is not to be held on a primary election date, then
such notice shall be received by the secretary of state on or before the fifty-fourth day prior to the election.
If any of these deadlines fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the deadline shall be the following
day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(2) The secretary of state shall not accept any revisions to propositions or questions, including but
not limited to changes in title, text, or numerical designations, after the last day for submission of the notice
to the secretary of state, unless prior to the printing of the ballots the revision will correct a typographical
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error and the revision has been approved by the governing authority that called the proposition election. The
secretary of state shall not include any proposition or question on any ballot of any election if such notice
is not timely received by the secretary of state.
(3) Any elector who is eligible to vote in the election may apply for injunctive relief to prohibit the
placing of a proposition on the ballot if notice is not timely received by the secretary of state. Venue for such
application shall be in any parish in which the election is called, and the secretary of state shall be a proper
party defendant.
D. Repealed by