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 69 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 376-AUG. 12, 1955

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12 o'clock noon on said day, the Board shall cast lots for him or them. For the purpose of casting lots any candidate may appear in person, or by proxy appointed in writing. (d) In the event that any official elected pursuant to this Act dies omcflil"' elected during his or her term of office leaving no person elected pursuant to this Act to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of office, the successor or successors to serve the remainder of such term shall be chosen pursuant to the rules of the duly authorized local committee. RECOUNTS A N D CONTESTS

SEC. 11. (a) If, within seven days after the Board certifies the results of an election, any qualified candidate at such election petitions the Board to have the votes cast at such election recounted in one or more voting precincts, the Board shall order such recount. I n each such case, the petitioner shall deposit a fee of $20 for each precinct petitioned to be recounted. If the cost of the recount is less than $20 per precinct, the difference shall be refunded. If the result of the election is changed as a result of the recount, the entire amount deposited by the petitioner shall be refunded. Such recounts shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Board by regulation. (b) Within seven days after the Board certifies the results of an election, any person who voted in the election may petition the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to review such election. In response to such a petition, the court may set aside the results so certified and declare the true results of the election, or void the election in whole or in part. To determine the true results of an election the court may order a recount or take other appropriate action, whether or not a recount has been conducted or requested pursuant to subsection (a). The court shall void an election only for fraud, mistake, the making of expenditures by a candidate in violation of this Act, or other defect, serious enough to vitiate the election as a fair expression of the will of the registered qualified electors voting therein. If the court voids an election it may order a special election, which shall be conducted in such manner (comparable to that prescribed for regular elections), and at such time, as the Board shall prescribe. The decision of such court shall be final and not appealable. INTERFERENCE WITH REGISTRATION OR VOTING

SEC. 12. No one shall interfere with the registration or voting of another person, except as it may be reasonably necessary in the performance of a duty imposed by law. EXPENDITURES

SEC. 13. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (b) Subject to the penalties provided in this Act, a candidate for national committeeman, national committeewoman, delegate, or alternate, in his campaign for election, shall not make expenditures in excess of $2,500. (c) No independent committee or party committee shall receive contributions aggregating more than $100,000, or make expenditures aggregating more than $100,000 for any campaign covered by this Act. (d) No person shall, directly or indirectly, make contribution in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000 in connection with any campaign

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