{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-18-575","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 18:575","heading":"Official results of a primary or general election","body":"A. Uncontested elections. The election returns compiled and promulgated by the secretary of state shall be the official results of a primary or general election for an office if an action contesting the election for that office is not commenced timely.\nB. Contested elections. If an action contesting a primary or general election is commenced timely, the final judgment in the action contesting the election shall determine the result of the election for that office. The result of a contested election shall not be official until the final judgment in the action contesting the election becomes definitive. The secretary of state shall promulgate results of a contested election in accordance with the final judgment of the court as soon as practicable after the final judgment becomes definitive.","path":["TITLE 18. LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=81652","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:40Z","sha256":"3dcee8737f0381067a4fef301f7928fd6da5649e2d991fa130b3f5911eaa093e","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-18-574","next":"us-la/rs-18-576"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}