Louisiana Statutes § 18:586 Vacancies caused by retirement, resignation, or removal; prohibitions
Statute Text
A.
No elected official who has
[retired or resigned]
retired, resigned, or been removed
from state or local elective office shall be appointed to succeed himself in the office from which the official retired
,
[or]
resigned
, or was removed, unless the removal was due to a defect that is capable of being legally cured prior to qualifying for the election to fill the vacancy
.
B.
No elected official who has
[retired or resigned]
retired, resigned, or been removed
from state or local elective office shall be eligible as a candidate at an election called to fill the vacancy created by the retirement
,
[or]
resignation
, or removal
of the elected official
, unless the removal was due to a defect that is capable of being legally cured prior to qualifying for the election to fill the vacancy
.
Source
Acts 2023 , No. 119 , § 1 , eff. June 6, 2023.
History
Amended by Acts 2024 , No. 279 , s. 1 , eff. 8/1/2024 .
Added by Acts 2023 , No. 119 , s. 1 , eff. 6/6/2023 .
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