Louisiana Statutes
§ 18:502 — Effect of withdrawal
Louisiana § 18:502
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 18Conservation
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 18:502 (2026).
Text
§502. Effect of withdrawal
A notice of withdrawal shall be effective when it is filed with the secretary of state
if the notice satisfies the requirements of R.S. 18:501 or was filed pursuant to a court order
as provided in R.S. 18:494(B), and the candidate who filed the notice no longer shall be
qualified as a candidate in the election from which he withdrew. If the election ballot was
printed with a withdrawn candidate's name on it, any votes received by the withdrawn
candidate shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose whatsoever.
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Related
State v. Cooper
50 So. 3d 115 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2010)
Burks v. Lombard
533 So. 2d 161 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1988)
Legislative History
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 77, §1, eff.
June 26, 1981; Acts 2015, No. 410, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 18:501
Procedure for withdrawal§ 18:502
Effect of withdrawal§ 18:503.1
Notice of cancellation of proposition§ 18:52
Qualifications of registrars§ 18:521
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Bluebook (online)
Louisiana § 18:502, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/18%3A502.