§ 5-310. Arbitration of contested election  


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  •    (a) Selection of arbitrators. -- If any contest arises over the voting rights or the fair conduct of an election:

       (1) Each contending party shall appoint one individual from among the members of a neighboring church of the same religious persuasion or, if there is no such church, from among the members of any other church; and

       (2) The two appointed individuals shall select a third, similarly qualified, individual.

    (b) Location of arbitration. -- The arbitrators shall meet at the place where the contest arose and hear and determine the matter.

    (c) Final determination of arbitration. -- The judgment or award of a majority of the arbitrators, signed and acknowledged by them, is final.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 23, § 260; 1975, ch. 311, § 2.