2013 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 - Louisiana Election Code
RS 18:501 - Procedure for withdrawal
SUBPART E. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES
§501. Procedure for withdrawal
Prior to the close of the polls on election day, a candidate in a primary or general election may withdraw from the election by filing notice of his withdrawal, signed by the candidate and duly acknowledged by him before an officer authorized to administer oaths, with the secretary of state, who shall forward a copy of the notice of withdrawal filed by a local or municipal candidate to the president of the board of election supervisors and the clerk of court of the parish in which the candidate has qualified.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1984, No. 672, §1; Acts 1987, No. 831, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 329, §1; Acts 1990, No. 107, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2013, No. 383, §1, eff. June 18, 2013.
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