A notice of withdrawal shall be effective when it is filed with the secretary of state if the notice satisfies the requirements of R.S. 18:501 or was filed pursuant to a court order as provided in R.S. 18:494(B), and the candidate who filed the notice no longer shall be qualified as a candidate in the election from which he withdrew. If the election ballot was printed with a withdrawn candidate's name on it, any votes received by the withdrawn candidate shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose whatsoever.
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- enactment Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978
- amendment Acts 1981, No. 77, §1, eff. June 26, 1981
- amendment Acts 2015, No. 410, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016