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- RS 18:1403 · Jurisdiction
- RS 18:1404 · Venue
- RS 18:1405 · Time for commencement of action
- RS 18:1406 · Petition; answer; notification
- RS 18:1407 · Appointment of agent for service of process
- RS 18:1408 · Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed
- RS 18:1409 · Trial; decision; appeal
- RS 18:1410 · Judgments in objection to candidacy, election contest, or contest of certification of recall petition; transmittal of certified copy to secretary of state
- RS 18:1411 · Depositions
- RS 18:1412 · Pleadings alleging fraud in conduct of election; delivery to attorney general and district attorney
- RS 18:1413 · Computation of time
- RS 18:1414 · Code of Civil Procedure
- RS 18:1415 · Discovery prior to filing a suit contesting an election
- RS 18:1431 · Fraudulent or illegal votes; uncounted votes; determination of election result
- RS 18:1432 · Remedies
- RS 18:1433 · Revote in precincts because of malfunctions
- RS 18:1433.1 · Revote in elections where precinct contained multiple election districts if result cannot be otherwise ascertained
- RS 18:1434 · Waiver of objections to voter qualifications when voter is not challenged at the election
- RS 18:1435 · Votes reported due to tabulation error; determination of result
- RS 18:1451 · Recount of absentee by mail and early voting ballots authorized
- RS 18:1452 · Costs of recount
- RS 18:1453 · Recount procedure
- RS 18:1461 · Bribery of voters; penalties
- RS 18:1461.1 · Coercion; prohibited practices; penalties
- RS 18:1461.2 · Election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery; penalties
- RS 18:1461.3 · Election offenses affecting election officials or watchers; penalties
- RS 18:1461.4 · Election offenses involving threats or intimidation of voters; penalties
- RS 18:1461.5 · Election offenses involving bribery, threats or intimidation of election officials or candidates; penalties
- RS 18:1461.6 · Election offenses involving tampering with election equipment; penalties
- RS 18:1461.7 · Miscellaneous election offenses; penalties
- RS 18:1461.8 · Election offense; candidate; forfeiture of office
- RS 18:1462 · Acts prohibited during early voting or on election day; electioneering; intimidation; exceptions; enforcement; penalties
- RS 18:1462.1 · Registration of persons conducting exit polling during early voting or on election day; penalties
- RS 18:1463 · Political material; ethics; prohibitions
- RS 18:1463.1 · Telephone campaign communications; disclosure
- RS 18:1464 · Excessive charge for political advertisements prohibited; penalty
- RS 18:1465 · Prohibited use of public funds
- RS 18:1466 · Definitions
- RS 18:1467 · Conviction in fraudulent vote cases; prohibition from employment in elections
- RS 18:1468 · Contributions in return for endorsement; prohibition
- RS 18:1469 · Bribery of a candidate; crime defined; penalty
- RS 18:1470 · Political advertising; prohibition; exception
- RS 18:1471 · Temporary restraining order; notice; hearing
- RS 18:1472 · Election offenses informational packet for candidates
- RS 18:1481 · Short title
- RS 18:1482 · Statement of purpose
- RS 18:1483 · Definitions
- RS 18:1484 · Disclosure reports; persons required to file
- RS 18:1485 · Filing; receipt by supervisory committee; special penalties
- RS 18:1486 · Proposition and recall elections; required reports
- RS 18:1487 · Reports, name and address
- RS 18:1491.1 · Registration of committees
- RS 18:1491.2 · Statement of dissolution
- RS 18:1491.3 · Principal campaign committees; subsidiary committees; consolidation of reports
- RS 18:1491.4 · Committee treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
- RS 18:1491.5 · Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
- RS 18:1491.6 · Reports required; reporting times and periods
- RS 18:1491.6.1 · Leadership committees; reports required
- RS 18:1491.7 · Reports; contents
- RS 18:1491.8 · Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
- RS 18:1491.9 · Joint fundraising; joint fundraising representative or committee; authority, requirements, and prohibitions
- RS 18:1495.1 · Report through committee
- RS 18:1495.2 · Campaign treasurers; campaign depositories; expenditures; petty cash fund
- RS 18:1495.3 · Maintenance of records; valuation of in-kind contributions and expenditures
- RS 18:1495.4 · Reports required; reporting times and periods; extension
- RS 18:1495.5 · Reports; contents
- RS 18:1495.6 · Small campaigns; affidavit in lieu of reports
- RS 18:1495.7 · Financial disclosure statements
- RS 18:1501.1 · Reports by persons not candidates or committees
- RS 18:1501.2 · Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 821, §2, eff. July 8, 2008.
- RS 18:1501.3 · Gubernatorial transition and inauguration; contribution limits; reports
- RS 18:1505.1 · Failure to submit report; failure to file report timely or properly
- RS 18:1505.2 · Contributions; expenditures; certain prohibitions and limitations
- RS 18:1505.2.1 · Designation and attribution of contributions
- RS 18:1505.3 · Subterfuge to avoid compliance with Chapter
- RS 18:1505.4 · Civil penalties; failure to file; timely and accurate filing; forfeiture
- RS 18:1505.5 · Civil penalties; violations of Chapter
- RS 18:1505.6 · Criminal penalties
- RS 18:1511.1 · Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure/Board of Ethics; functions; compensation; immunity
- RS 18:1511.2 · Supervisory committee; rulemaking authority; advisory opinions; inquiries; duties
- RS 18:1511.3 · Filing of reports; forms; notice
- RS 18:1511.4 · Supervisory committee; investigations
- RS 18:1511.4.1 · Enforcement; failure to file; failure to timely file
- RS 18:1511.4.2 · Subpoenas
- RS 18:1511.5 · Procedure for enforcement; civil
- RS 18:1511.6 · Procedures for enforcement; criminal
- RS 18:1511.7 · Venue
- RS 18:1511.8 · Secrecy of proceedings
- RS 18:1511.9 · Immunity from prosecution; prohibition
- RS 18:1511.10 · False complaints
- RS 18:1511.11 · Precedence of actions; limitation of actions
- RS 18:1511.12 · Legislative intent
- RS 18:1531 · Transportation of voters
- RS 18:1532 · Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 274, §3, eff. June 3, 2022.
- RS 18:1551 · Exception
- RS 18:1552 · Persons authorized to file reports
- RS 18:1553 · Reports; contents; due dates
- RS 18:1554 · Contribution limitations; excess funds
- RS 18:1555 · Penalties
- RS 18:1651 · redesignated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3. See, now, Title 11.