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Louisiana Statutes § 18:512 Election of candidates in a general election

⤴ Up to Subpart F: Election of Candidates

Statute Text

A. Generally. The candidate who receives the most votes cast for an office in a general election is elected. If there are two or more offices of the same character to be filled, those candidates receiving the highest total number of votes shall be elected, to the number required to fill all of the offices.
B. Election of unopposed candidates. If, as a result of the death or withdrawal of one or more candidates, the number of candidates for an office in a general election does not exceed the number of persons to be elected to the office, the remaining candidates are declared elected by the people, and their names shall not appear on the ballot in the general election.
C. Effect of a tie vote. If, as a result of a tie vote in a general election, the number of candidates who would be elected to an office exceeds the number of persons to be elected to the office, the candidates who received the same number of votes for that office in the general election are not elected. The election for officers thus not elected shall be returned to the people on the [third Saturday after the date on which the results in the election at which the tie vote occurred were promulgated] fourth Saturday after the election date at which the tie vote occurred .

Source

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 523, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1982, No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 560, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2011.

History

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

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 . Amended by Acts 1977, No. 523, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 ; Acts 1982, No. 10, §1, eff. 1/1/1983 ; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. 1/1/2006 ; Acts 2006, No. 560, §2, eff. 1/1/2007 ; Acts 2010 , No. 570 , § 1 , eff. 1/1/2011 .

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