2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 — Louisiana election code
RS 18:468 — Close of the qualifying period
§468. Close of the qualifying period
A. The qualifying period for candidates in a primary election shall close at 5:00 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 5:00 p.m. on the next day which is not a legal holiday.
B. 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 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday after the opening of the qualifying period.
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.
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