§1407. Appointment of agent for service of process

           By filing notice of candidacy a candidate appoints the clerk of court for each parish in which the candidate is to be voted on as his agent for service of process in any action objecting to his candidacy, contesting his qualification as a candidate in a second party primary or general election, or contesting his election to office.

           Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1995, No. 300, §1, eff. June 15, 1995; Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. January 1, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 570, §1, eff. January 1, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 640, §1, eff. January 1, 2026.