La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1
Short title; citation
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 18 — Louisiana Election Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1, Short title; citation, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2701754
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:2701754@1- SHA-256
f22be4ab39e80d3f63c67ae09b19e3cab6d35cf80e6b45c0354504564f16ca12
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
A. Title 18 shall constitute and be known as the "Louisiana Election Code", and its Chapters, Parts, Subparts, and Sections may be cited officially as Chapters, Parts, and Sections of either the Louisiana Election Code or Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. In the latter case, the Sections shall be cited in the manner provided in R.S. 1:1.
B. The Louisiana Election Code shall regulate the conduct of elections and political subdivisions shall be prohibited from adopting any law, resolution, or ordinance relative to elections and the conduct thereof, including campaign finance, except as otherwise specifically authorized in this code.
Acts 1989, No. 56, §1, eff. June 16, 1989.
{{NOTE: ACTS 1989, NO. 56, §2 VOIDS LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND RESOLUTIONS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED WHICH ARE PROHIBITED BY THIS SECTION.}}