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Dear Ms. Boher and Mr. Ponder:

We are in receipt of your request for an Attorney General's opinion on behalf of the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge Government, pursuant to Resolution No. 37496. You seek an opinion on the proper election dates for the Mayoral and Metropolitan Council Races in East Baton Rouge Parish in the Year 2000.

You have provided our office with a copy of Sections 2.02 and 4.01 of the City Plan of Government, which provides for the elections to be held at the same time as the congressional elections, as follows:

The members of the Metropolitan Council shall…