Local Absentee Voting Act

Section 1

Costs shall be allowed to the prevailing party as a matter of course. The Commission shall have the power for special reasons, to apportion the costs, as may be equitable. The Commission may render judgment for costs if a protest, or a counter protect is found to be frivolous, double or treble costs may be imposed on the Protestant or the counter-Protestant.

Section 2

In all election contests, the Commission may adjudicate damages and attorney's fees, as it may deem just and as established by the evidence, if the aggrieved party has included such claims in the pleadings.