Powers respecting elections and election contests.

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(a) The Senate and House of Representatives may compel the delivery of ballot boxes to either House, as provided by § 5716 of Title 15.

(b) Whenever there shall be a vacancy in either House of the General Assembly, when the same shall be in session, the Presiding Officer of the House in which the vacancy exists shall issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy, as prescribed by §§ 7101-7109 of Title 15.

(c) [Repealed.]

(d) Any order for the payment of costs by the contestant, in case of a contested election for members of the General Assembly, shall be enforced by a writ issued by the Speaker or President, as the case may be, of the House in which such election was contested, as provided by § 5908 of Title 15.


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