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Louisiana Statutes § 18:467 Opening of qualifying period

⤴ Up to Subpart B: Qualifying for a Primary Election

Statute Text

A. Except as otherwise provided in Part I-A of this Chapter, the qualifying period for candidates in a primary election shall open:
(1) For candidates in a [gubernatorial] fall primary election in a gubernatorial election year and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August of the year of the election.
(2) For candidates in a [congressional] fall primary election in a congressional election year and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time, on the [third] last Wednesday in July of the year of the election.
(3) For candidates in a spring primary election [for municipal and ward officers who are not elected at the same time as the governor or members of congress in municipalities with a population of less than three hundred thousand] in a gubernatorial election year, for all candidates for a party primary office to be elected that year, and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time, on the [last] second Wednesday in January of the year of the election [, unless the primary election is held in a presidential election year; in such case, the qualifying period for candidates in the primary election shall open on the third Wednesday in December of the year prior to the election] .
(4) For candidates in a nongubernatorial, odd-numbered year fall primary election for parochial and municipal officers in a parish containing a municipality with a population of three hundred thousand or more and [in which the municipal and parochial elections are] those in any special primary election to be held at the same time , on the second Wednesday in July in the year of the election.
(5) For candidates in a spring primary election in a presidential election year and for candidates in a presidential primary election, for all candidates for a party primary office to be elected that year, and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time, the qualifying period shall open on the third Wednesday in December.
(6) For candidates in a spring primary election held [on the second Saturday in October of 1981 and every fourth year thereafter, on the second Wednesday in July of the year of the election] in a nonpresidential congressional election year, for all candidates for a party primary office to be elected that year, and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time, on the second Wednesday in January of the year of the election .
(7) For candidates in a spring primary election held in a nongubernatorial, odd-numbered election year, for all candidates for a party primary office to be elected that year, and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time, on the second Wednesday in January of the year of the election.
B. The qualifying period for candidates qualifying for the general election for a party primary office in the manner provided in R.S. 18:410.8 shall be the qualifying period for candidates qualifying for a party primary office as provided Subsection A of this Section.

Source

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 545, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1978, No. 720, §1; Acts 1979, No. 229, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 1982, No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 673, §1, eff. Jan 1, 1985; Acts 1987, No. 831, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 107, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 277, §1; Acts 1992, No. 949, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1114, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2006, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 240, §1; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2011 , No. 293 , § 1 ; Acts 2013 , No. 95 , § 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2015 , No. 307 , §§ 1 , 3 , eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2015 , No. 410 , § 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2016; Acts 2018 , No. 584 , § 1 , eff. May 28, 2018; Acts 2023 , No. 91 , § 1 , eff. June 6, 2023.

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 2024EX1 , No. 1 , s. 1 , eff. 1/1/2026 .

Amended by Acts 2023 , No. 91 , s. 1 , eff. 6/6/2023 .

Amended by Acts 2018 , No. 584 , s. 1 , eff. 5/28/2018 .

Amended by Acts 2015 , No. 410 , s. 1 , eff. 1/1/2016 .

Amended by Acts 2015 , No. 307 , ss . 1 , . 3 eff. 6/29/2015 .

Amended by Acts 2013 , No. 95 , s. 1 , eff. 1/1/2015 .

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 . Amended by Acts 1977, No. 545, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 ; Acts 1978, No. 720, §1; Acts 1979, No. 229, §1, eff. 7/13/1979 ; Acts 1982, No. 10, §1, eff. 1/1/1983 ; Acts 1984, No. 673, §1, eff. 1/1/1985 ; Acts 1987, No. 831, §1, eff. 1/1/1988 ; Acts 1990, No. 107, §1, eff. 1/1/1991 ; Acts 1991, No. 277, §1; Acts 1992, No. 949, §1, eff. 1/1/1993 ; Acts 1995, No. 1114, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1420, §1, eff. 1/1/1998 ; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. 1/1/2007 ; Acts 2006, No. 845, §1, eff. 1/1/2007 ; Acts 2007, No. 240, §1; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. 1/1/2011 ; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2011 , No. 293 , § 1 .

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