TITLE 18. LOUISIANA ELECTION CODE

CHAPTER 5. PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS

PART IV. CANDIDATES

SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

18:451.1   Local ordinances affecting the qualifications of candidates

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no ordinance of a local governing authority affecting the qualifications of a candidate for an office shall become effective until such ordinance has been duly adopted, promulgated, and if necessary, has been pre-cleared pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and no such ordinance of a local governing authority shall become effective during the period between the opening of the qualifying period and the election of a candidate to such office; however, a local governing authority may provide that such ordinance is effective on a date subsequent to the election of a candidate to such office.

Added by Acts 1997, No. 140, s 1. Amended by Acts 2003, No. 1022, s 1.