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urn: urn:us-la:rs:42:1353
citation: "R.S. 42:1353"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 42 › Chapter 19 › Part I"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1988, number: 164, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2003, number: 332, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Nominations by petition; conduct of election; secret ballot

Nomination as a candidate for the office of employee member of the commission shall be by petition of at least one hundred permanent employees in the state classified service. Such petition shall be filed with the director of the department of state civil service not later than seven working days after the call for the election. The director shall be responsible for supervising the election, which shall be by secret ballot.