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Louisiana Statutes § 18:481 Candidates who qualify for a general election

⤴ Up to Subpart C: Qualifying for a General Election

Statute Text

Effective Until 1/1/2026

The candidates who qualify for each office remaining to be filled in the general election are those who received the two highest numbers of votes, the four highest number of votes, and so on among those not elected in the primary election, until the maximum number of candidates for each office on the general election ballot is reached.

Source

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2011.

History

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 ; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. 1/1/2006 ; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. 1/1/2007 ; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. 1/1/2011 .

Effective Starting 1/1/2026

[The] Except for candidates for a party primary office, the candidates who qualify for each office remaining to be filled in the general election are those who received the two highest numbers of votes, the four highest number of votes, and so on among those not elected in the primary election, until the maximum number of candidates for each office on the general election ballot is reached.

Source

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2011.

History

Amended by Acts 2024EX1 , No. 1 , s. 1 , eff. 1/1/2026 .

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 ; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. 1/1/2006 ; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. 1/1/2007 ; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. 1/1/2011 .

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