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Dear Mr. Hall:

You requested an opinion from this office as to whether St. Tammany Parish ("the Parish") has the authority to require the Northshore Harbor Center District ("NHCD") to allow use of the Northshore Harbor Center ("Harbor Center") as a polling place to replace Salmen High School, when such use may preclude the NHCD from holding an event on the date of the scheduled election.

Your letter states that before Hurricane Katrina, Salmen High School was the designated polling place for voters in Precincts 909, 910 and 911. Due to extensive hurricane related damage, Salmen High School was…