Louisiana Statutes § 18:581 DefinitionsVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 18:581 Definitions which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
As used in this Title:
(1)
"Local governmental subdivision" means a parish or municipality.
(2)
"Political subdivision" means a parish, municipality, and any other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district, authorized by law to perform governmental functions.
(3)
"Vacancy" occurs in an elective office when the office is or will be unoccupied
[by]
for any of the following reasons:
(a)
[reason of the death]
Death
of the official who was elected to the office
[, or]
.
(b)
[by reason of his retirement]
Retirement
or resignation
of the official who was elected to the office.
[,]
(c)
Removal
[removal]
from office by any means
[,]
.
(d)
Failure
[failure]
to take office for any reason
[,]
or when it becomes certain that the person elected to the office will not take the office on the day when the term for which he was elected commences
[, or]
.
(e)
The
[when the]
person elected to or holding the office no longer meets the residence or domicile requirements of that office, any declaration of retention of domicile to the contrary notwithstanding
[, or]
.
(f)
An
[when an]
office is created due to a reclassification of a municipality.
(g)
Failure of any candidate to qualify for the election to the office or the failure of a sufficient number of candidates to qualify for the number of positions to be filled in the office.
History
Amended by Acts 2023 , No. 91 , s. 1 , eff. 6/6/2023 .
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978 . Acts 1984, No. 672, §1; Acts 2004, No. 526, §2, eff. 6/25/2004 .