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R.S. 18:512

Election of candidates in a general election ACTIVE

A. Generally. The candidate who receives the most votes cast for an office in a general election is elected. If there are two or more offices of the same character to be filled, those candidates receiving the highest total number of votes shall be elected, to the number required to fill all of the offices.

B. Election of unopposed candidates. If, as a result of the death or withdrawal of one or more candidates, the number of candidates for an office in a general election does not exceed the number of persons to be elected to the office, the remaining candidates are declared elected by the people, and their names shall not appear on the ballot in the general election.

C. Effect of a tie vote. If, as a result of a tie vote in a general election, the number of candidates who would be elected to an office exceeds the number of persons to be elected to the office, the candidates who received the same number of votes for that office in the general election are not elected. The election for officers thus not elected shall be returned to the people on the fourth Saturday after the election date at which the tie vote occurred.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978
  • amendment Acts 1977, No. 523, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978
  • amendment Acts 1982, No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983
  • amendment Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006
  • amendment Acts 2006, No. 560, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007
  • amendment Acts 2010, No. 570, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011
  • amendment Acts 2024, No. 390, §1

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:512 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-18-512,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:512},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-18/section-512},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}