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Statutes > Louisiana > Rs > Title18 > Rs18-1275.13§1275.13. Majority vote required; second primary
No candidate for office shall be declared nominated to the office he seeks if such candidate has received less than a majority of the votes cast in a first party primary, and a second party primary shall be held for those offices for which no candidate received a majority of the votes cast in the first party primary. The second party primary shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this Part. If only one candidate from a recognized political party qualifies for the office, that candidate shall be declared the nominee of such party.
Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
