{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-18-482","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 18:482","heading":"Number of candidates who may qualify for a general election","body":"Except in the case of a tie vote, the number of candidates for an office who may qualify for the general election is twice the number of persons remaining to be elected to the office.","path":["TITLE 18. LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=81607","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:39Z","sha256":"2d4422059c82b112bc714dd8a8b2ec177e44e090ae37e20f94a2296914549c2b","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-18-481","next":"us-la/rs-18-483"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}