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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 18, § 452. Classification of candidates

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Candidates are classified according to the character of the office they seek and are designated as follows:

(1) State candidates are candidates for offices voted on throughout the state or throughout a congressional district, justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal, and candidates for membership on a state board or commission.

(2) Local candidates are candidates for the state legislature and other district offices not included in Paragraph (1) of this Section; parochial offices, including the office of parish judge; and ward offices.

(3) Municipal candidates are candidates for city, town, and village offices.

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