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  "title_number": "18",
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  "citation": "R.S. 18:651",
  "heading": "Applicability",
  "text": "The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to all elected officials of this state and its political subdivisions. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to members of the congress.",
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      "name": "LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE"
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      "number": "VII",
      "name": "FILLING OF VACANCIES"
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Added by Acts 1978, No. 38, §1, eff. May 31, 1978; Acts 1999, No. 254, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.",
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