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

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§ 18:481 — Candidates who qualify for a general election

Louisiana § 18:481

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La. Stat. Ann. § 18:481 (2026).

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§481. Candidates who qualify for a general election
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.

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§481. Candidates who qualify for a general election
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.

Legislative History

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; Acts 2024, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. See Act; Acts 2024, No. 640, §2, eff. See Act; Acts 2025, No. 386, §§ 3, 7, eff. June 20, 2025 .