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The Louisiana Democrat Party chairman Katie Bernhardt rebuffed the need for a second election in the race, which she called a "threat to democracy" on the premise that two of the illegal voters were Republican officials backing Nickelson over Whitehorn. She likened the situation to the 2020 presidential election between [[Donald Trump]] and [[Joe Biden]], in which she claimed that the "Republicans don't like to accept when they have lost. Instead of following the will of the people, they simply use money and influence to attempt to overturn fair and lawful election results."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louisiana-democratic-party-issues-statement-after-supreme-court-denies-appeal-in-caddo-sheriff-case/ar-AA1mgKLn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=d0f1262aec5941f6b3c9ecb3ab4d77bc&ei=13|title=Louisiana Democratic Party issues statement after Supreme Court denies appeal in Caddo sheriff case|author=Britteny Hazelton|publisher=KSLA (CBS) in Shreveport|date=December 31, 2023|accessdate=January 1, 2024}}</ref>
The Louisiana Democrat Party chairman Katie Bernhardt rebuffed the need for a second election in the race, which she called a "threat to democracy" on the premise that two of the illegal voters were Republican officials backing Nickelson over Whitehorn. She likened the situation to the 2020 presidential election between [[Donald Trump]] and [[Joe Biden]], in which she claimed that the "Republicans don't like to accept when they have lost. Instead of following the will of the people, they simply use money and influence to attempt to overturn fair and lawful election results."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louisiana-democratic-party-issues-statement-after-supreme-court-denies-appeal-in-caddo-sheriff-case/ar-AA1mgKLn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=d0f1262aec5941f6b3c9ecb3ab4d77bc&ei=13|title=Louisiana Democratic Party issues statement after Supreme Court denies appeal in Caddo sheriff case|author=Britteny Hazelton|publisher=KSLA (CBS) in Shreveport|date=December 31, 2023|accessdate=January 1, 2024}}</ref>
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice [[Scott Crichton]] said that neither candidate was at fault with the election outcome: "Ballots failing to comply with the signature requirements should have been disqualified, yet the trial court found five that were not. In an election separated by a single vote, this cannot be deemed harmless." Crichton added, "When a court is presented with proven errors, even when no candidate is responsible for those errors, it is compelled to act and uphold our Election Code." He cited the previous court ruling of ''Adkins v. Huckabay'': “A tolerance of deviations from legal requirements could lead to a manipulation of elections and affect the integrity of an election and the sanctity of the ballot.” "In this case, a new election will ensure confidence in the final outcome."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/new-caddo-sheriffs-election-moves-forward-la-supreme-court-doesnt-hear-appeal/article_53485cd4-a5e8-11ee-a8f0-c3a6cf7889ef.html|title=New Caddo sheriff's election moves forward; La. Supreme Court doesn't hear appeal|publisher=KTBS-TV (ABC) in Shreveport|date=December 28, 2023|accessdate=January 3, 2024}}</ref>
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