Section 18:1255 - Filing nominating petitionsA. All nominating petitions of presidential electors shall be filed with the secretary of state during the period beginning on the third Tuesday in July and ending at 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday following the third Tuesday in August of each year in which a presidential election is to be held. The secretary of state shall endorse on the nominating petitions the date and time of filing. Any nominating petitions submitted other than during such period shall be null and void and shall not be accepted by the secretary of state.B. All nominating petitions filed with the secretary of state shall be open to public inspection, and the secretary of state shall preserve them in his office for at least one year.Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 792, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 76, §1, eff. June 26, 1981; Acts 2009, No. 369, §1; Acts 2013, No. 383, §1, eff. June 18, 2013.Amended by Acts 2013, No. 383,s. 1, eff. 6/18/2013.Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. 1/1/1978. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 792, §1, eff. 1/1/1981; Acts 1981, No. 76, §1, eff. 6/26/1981; Acts 2009, No. 369, §1.