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Louisiana Statutes § 18:494 Effect of sustaining an objection to candidacy

⤴ Up to Subpart D: Objections to Candidacy

Statute Text

A. Disqualification. [When] Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, when an objection to candidacy is sustained on [the ground that the defendant failed to qualify for the primary election in the manner prescribed by law, that the defendant failed to qualify for the primary election within the time prescribed by law, or that the defendant does not meet the qualifications for the office he seeks,] any of the grounds provided for in R.S. 18:492 , the final judgment shall disqualify the defendant as a candidate in the primary election for [the office for which he failed to qualify properly.] that office.
B. Withdrawal. When an objection to candidacy is sustained on the ground that the defendant is prohibited by law from becoming a candidate for one or more of the offices for which he qualified in the primary election, the final judgment shall order the defendant to remove the grounds for the objection by withdrawing from the primary election for one or more of the offices. If the defendant fails to comply with this judgment within twenty-four hours after it becomes definitive, the court shall render judgment disqualifying the defendant as a candidate for all of the offices for which he qualified in the primary election.

Source

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.

History

Amended by Acts 2024 , No. 390 , s. 1 , eff. 8/1/2024 .

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 .

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