Louisiana Statutes § 18:452 Classification of candidates
Statute Text
Candidates are classified according to the character of the office they seek and are designated as follows:
(1)
State candidates are candidates for offices voted on throughout the state or throughout a congressional district, justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal, and candidates for membership on a state board or commission.
(2)
Local candidates are candidates for the state legislature and other district offices not included in Paragraph (1) of this Section; parochial offices, including the office of parish judge; and ward offices.
(3)
Municipal candidates are candidates for city, town, and village offices.
Source
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
History
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 .
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