RS 18:452 - Classification of candidates Candidates are classified according to the character of the office they seek and are designated as follows: (1) State candidates are candidates for offices voted on throughout the state or throughout a congressional district, justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal, and candidates for membership on a state board or commission. (2) Local candidates are candidates for the state legislature and other district offices not included in Paragraph (1) of this Section; parochial offices, including the office of parish judge; and ward offices. (3) Municipal candidates are candidates for city, town, and village offices. Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.
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