Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 58 - RETIREMENT
Part XXV - Municipal Employees' Retirement System
Chapter 2 - Elections
Section XXV-207 - Specific Schedule of Elections
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXV-207
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The schedule for elections shall be as follows.
1. nominations open on the first day of
May;
2. nominations close by 4 p.m.
of the fourth Wednesday of May;
3.
ballots will be mailed by the first Friday in July;
4. ballots are due no later than 4 p.m. of
the fourth Friday in July. MERS may allow ballots to be cast by mail,
telephone, and/or through an online system;
5. ballots will be tabulated by the fourth
working day following the deadline for receipt of the ballots;
6. if no candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast, a run-off election is required;
7. if a run-off is necessary, the candidates'
names will appear alphabetically on the ballot;
8. run-off ballots will be mailed no later
than the first Friday in August;
9.
run-off ballots are due no later than the fourth Friday in August;
10. ballots will be counted by the fourth
working day following the deadline for receipt of ballots.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 11:1823.
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