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DALE v. LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE

No. 2007 CE 2020.

971 So.2d 1136 (2007)

Peter L. DALE and Vincent Bruno v. LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE, Jay Dardene, & Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court, John Gegenheimer.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 11, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Landry, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Peter L. Dale, Vincent Bruno, and George Poplus.

William P. Bryan, III, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana, through the Attorney General.

William E. Crawford, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Jay Dardene, in his official capacity as the Louisiana Secretary of State.

E. John Litchfield, Kim Raines Chatelain, Carey Daste, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Jon A. Gegenheimer.

Before WHIPPLE, GUIDRY, DOWNING, GAIDRY, and HUGHES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal arises from a suit seeking to enjoin the reopening of the qualifying period for the upcoming election for the office of Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, brought about by the death of incumbent Sheriff Harry Lee, and challenging the constitutionality of LSA-R.S. 18:469, which provides for a three-day reopened qualifying period when a candidate with opposition dies after the close of the initial qualifying period and before the closing of the polls...

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