{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-18-410.8","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 18:410.8","heading":"Candidates not affiliated with a major political party; qualifying for the general election","body":"A. Any person who desires to become a candidate in a general election for a party primary office and who is not registered as being affiliated with a major political party shall file his notice of candidacy, which shall be accompanied by a nominating petition as provided in R.S. 18:465, with the appropriate qualifying official during the qualifying period established for the party primary election. The number of signatures required on such a nominating petition shall be as set forth in R.S. 18:465.\nB. A person filing a notice of candidacy as provided in Subsection A of this Section may be nominated only by persons who are qualified to vote on the office he seeks, who sign a nominating petition for him, and who are not affiliated with a major political party. The registrar of voters shall reject any signature on a nominating petition not in compliance with this Subsection.","path":["TITLE 18. LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1341866","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:37Z","sha256":"c8715993ce491eae362c7b7b82edb1e2621fbf0bd8041485b7fa4cd26a865881","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-18-410.7","next":"us-la/rs-18-410.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}