RS 18:452: Classification of candidates

Candidates are classified according to the character of the office they seek and are designated as follows:

(1) State candidates are candidates for offices voted on throughout the state or throughout a congressional district, justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal, and candidates for membership on a state board or commission.

(2) Local candidates are candidates for the state legislature and other district offices not included in Paragraph (1) of this Section; parochial offices, including the office of parish judge; and ward offices.

(3) Municipal candidates are candidates for city, town, and village offices.