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urn: urn:us-la:rs:18:462
citation: "R.S. 18:462"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 18 › Chapter 5 › Part IV › Subpart B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1976, number: 697, section: 1, effective_date: 1978-01-01, role: enactment }
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# Officials with whom candidates qualify

A. State candidates shall qualify for a primary election with the secretary of state or a person in his office designated to receive qualifying papers.

B. Local and municipal candidates shall qualify for a primary election with the clerk of court for the parish in which the candidate is registered to vote.