Rs 18 410 7

RS 18:410.7 - Party candidates who qualify for a general election A. The candidate who receives the majority of votes in the party primary qualifies for the general election as the party's nominee for the office. All candidate nominations for a party primary office by recognized political parties for the general election shall be made in this manner. B. In the event that no candidate receives the majority of votes in the first party primary, the two candidates from each political party who received the greatest number of votes in the first party primary shall be voted on in the second party primary. (1) In the case of a tie vote for first place in the first party primary of a recognized political party, all of the candidates affiliated with the same political party who received the same highest number of votes qualify for the second party primary. (2) In the case of a tie vote for second place in the first party primary of a recognized political party, all of the candidates affiliated with the same political party who received the same second highest number of votes and the candidate affiliated with the same political party who received the highest number of votes qualify for the

with the same political party who received the same second highest number of votes and the candidate affiliated with the same political party who received the highest number of votes qualify for the second party primary. (3) If one of the persons receiving the highest number of votes in the first party primary withdraws his candidacy, dies, or is otherwise disqualified, thereby leaving only one candidate from the same political party in the race, the remaining candidate who has received the highest number of votes for the office for which he was a candidate shall be declared the nominee of the party. C. There shall be no third party primary. For any situation not specifically provided for in this Section, the state central committee of the recognized political party involved shall provide for the selection of a nominee from the candidates and shall provide notice of the selection of a nominee to the secretary of state no later than five business days after the second party primary election. Acts 2024, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.