RS 18:452 Classification of candidates
§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.