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Louisiana Statutes § 18:453 Dual candidacy

⤴ Up to Subpart A: General Provisions

Statute Text

A. General prohibitions.
(1) A person shall not become a candidate in a primary or general election for more than one office unless one of the offices is membership on a political party committee, nor shall a person be a candidate at the same time for two or more different offices to be filled at separate elections.
(2) A person shall not become a candidate for more than one office if the general election date for the office sought is to be held on the same date as the other office's primary election date unless one of the offices is membership on a political party committee.
B. Unexpired and succeeding term of office. A person may become a candidate for both the unexpired and the succeeding term of an office.
C. Political party committees. A person may become a candidate in any primary or general election for membership on more than one committee of a political party, but a person may only become a candidate for one position, either at-large or from a political subdivision, on the same committee of a political party.
D. President or vice president of the United States. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a senator or representative in the United States Congress who has been nominated as a candidate for president or vice president of the United States may become a candidate in a primary or general election for either office in addition to the office he holds that is set to be decided at the same election.

Source

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2020 , No. 28 , § 1 , eff. June 4, 2020.

History

Amended by Acts 2024 , No. 640 , s. 1 , eff. 8/1/2025 , for the purposes of qualifying for elections in 2026 and for other activities and requirements related to the conduct of elections in 2026; for all other purposes, 1/1/2026.

Amended by Acts 2024 , No. 309 , s. 1 , eff. 5/28/2024 .

Amended by Acts 2020 , No. 28 , s. 1 , eff. 6/4/2020 .

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 . Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. 7/8/1983 ; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. 1/1/2007 ; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. 1/1/2011 .

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