{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-18-452","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 18:452","heading":"Classification of candidates","body":"Candidates are classified according to the character of the office they seek and are designated as follows:\n(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.\n(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.\n(3) Municipal candidates are candidates for city, town, and village offices.","path":["TITLE 18. LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=81589","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:38Z","sha256":"fea71afe49f4da71b6545460a3dec9d8a721458fb7cf970ab5dd8c752826b618","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-18-451.3","next":"us-la/rs-18-453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}