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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:18:468",
  "title_number": "18",
  "section_number": "468",
  "citation": "R.S. 18:468",
  "heading": "Close of the qualifying period",
  "text": "A. The qualifying period for candidates in a primary election shall close at 4:30 p.m. on the Friday after the opening of the qualifying period for candidates in the primary election or, if that Friday is a legal holiday, at 4:30 p.m. on the next day which is not a legal holiday.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the qualifying period for candidates in a gubernatorial primary election and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time shall close at 4:30 p.m. on the Thursday after the opening of the qualifying period.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "18",
      "name": "LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE"
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      "number": "5",
      "name": "PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS"
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      "number": "IV",
      "name": "CANDIDATES"
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      "level": "subpart",
      "number": "B",
      "name": "QUALIFYING FOR A PRIMARY ELECTION"
    }
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1992, No. 949, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 570, §1. eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 383, §1, eff. June 18, 2013.",
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