Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1264 – Vacancies; procedure
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1264
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Voice vote: A vote in which the Presiding Officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of legisators voting on each side are not recorded.
If one or more of the presidential electors fails for any cause to attend at the appointed place at 12:00 noon of the day prescribed for their meeting, the other electors shall fill the vacancy by voice vote by no later than 4:00 p.m. Any person selected to fill such a vacancy in the office of presidential elector from a congressional district shall be a qualified elector of the district for which the vacancy occurred.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.