RS 18:481     

SUBPART C. QUALIFYING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION

NOTE: §481 eff. until Jan. 1, 2026. See Acts 2024, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1.

§481. Candidates who qualify for a general election

            The candidates who qualify for each office remaining to be filled in the general election are those who received the two highest numbers of votes, the four highest number of votes, and so on among those not elected in the primary election, until the maximum number of candidates for each office on the general election ballot is reached.

NOTE: §481 as amended by Acts 2024, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

§481. Candidates who qualify for a general election

            Except for candidates for a party primary office, the candidates who qualify for each office remaining to be filled in the general election are those who received the two highest numbers of votes, the four highest number of votes, and so on among those not elected in the primary election, until the maximum number of candidates for each office on the general election ballot is reached.

            Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2005, No. 282, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 570, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2024, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.