Section 5-310 - Arbitration of contested election.
§ 5-310. Arbitration of contested election.
(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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 23, § 260; 1975, ch. 311, § 2.]