La. Stat. tit. 18 § 481

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 18:481 - [Effective 1/1/2026] 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.

La. R.S. § 18:481

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.

Amended by Acts 2024EX1, No. 1,s. 1, eff. 1/1/2026.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. 1/1/2006; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. 1/1/2007; Acts 2010, No. 570, §1, eff. 1/1/2011.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.