{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-18-502","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 18:502","heading":"Effect of withdrawal","body":"A notice of withdrawal shall be effective when it is filed with the secretary of state if the notice satisfies the requirements of R.S. 18:501 or was filed pursuant to a court order as provided in R.S. 18:494(B), and the candidate who filed the notice no longer shall be qualified as a candidate in the election from which he withdrew. If the election ballot was printed with a withdrawn candidate's name on it, any votes received by the withdrawn candidate shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose whatsoever.","path":["TITLE 18. LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=81614","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:39Z","sha256":"63b5d79be22d5eb8adaae50aa02930a6cd9e933d9a5ed8632eef6e19f57ce023","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-18-501","next":"us-la/rs-18-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}