Louisiana Statutes § 18:452 Classification of candidatesVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 18:452 Classification of candidates which we archived on October 30, 2024.
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.
History
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 .