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Statutes > Louisiana > Rs > Title18 > Rs18-1275.15§1275.15. Candidates who qualify for a general election
All nominations by recognized political parties for the general election shall be in accordance with the provisions relative to primary elections. If a candidate from a recognized political party receives a majority of the votes cast in the first party primary, he shall be the party nominee and qualify for the general election. If there is only one candidate remaining after the death or withdrawal of a candidate after the first party primary, the remaining candidate from the recognized political party shall be the party nominee and qualify for the general election. A nominee selected in accordance with R.S. 18:1275.14(B) or (C) shall qualify for the general election. If no candidate from a recognized political party receives a majority in the first party primary, the candidate from the recognized political party who receives the highest number of votes in the second party primary shall be the party nominee and qualify for the general election.
Acts 2006, No. 560, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 448, §1.
