Section 18:1280.21.1 - Presidential preference primary election and elections held at the same time in 2020A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:1280.21(A), the statewide presidential preference primary election shall be held on the first Saturday in April in 2020.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:1280.22(B)(1), the qualifying period for presidential candidates in the statewide presidential preference primary election in 2020 shall open on the second Wednesday in January of 2020 and shall close at 4:30 p.m. on the following Friday.B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(C)(1), primary elections for municipal and ward officers who are not elected at the same time as the governor or members of congress shall be held on the first Saturday in April in 2020.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(C)(2), general elections for municipal and ward officers who are not elected at the same time as the governor or members of congress shall be held on the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in April in 2020.C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(E)(1)(c), the first Saturday in March shall not be available for a special primary election in 2020. Instead, the first Saturday in April shall be available for a special primary election pursuant to R.S. 18:402(E)(1) in 2020.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(E)(2)(c), if a special primary election is held on the first Saturday in April in 2020, the special general election shall be held on the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in April in 2020.D. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:402(F)(3), the first Saturday in March, the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in March, the last Saturday in March, and the fifth Saturday after the last Saturday in March shall not be available for a bond, tax, or other election at which a proposition or question is submitted to the voters in 2020. Instead, the first Saturday in April and the fifth Saturday after the first Saturday in April shall be available for a bond, tax, or other election at which a proposition or question is submitted to the voters in 2020 pursuant to R.S. 18:402(F).E. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:467(3), the qualifying period for candidates in a primary election for municipal and ward officers who are not elected at the same time as the governor or members of congress in municipalities with a population of less than three hundred thousand and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time in 2020 shall open on the second Wednesday in January of 2020. Acts 2019, No. 374, §1, eff. June 19, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, No. 374,s. 1, eff. 6/20/2019.