2020 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 36
BY SENATOR BERNARD
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:470(A)(1), relative to qualifying for a primary election; to
3 provide relative to notice of candidacy; to limit the clerk of court and the secretary
4 of state from verifying the qualifications of a potential candidate; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 18:470(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง470. Disposition of notices of candidacy; qualifying fees; nomination petitions
9 A. Notices of candidacy. (1) Upon receipt and acceptance of a notice of
10 candidacy that meets the requirements of R.S. 18:463, the secretary of state or the
11 clerk of court, as the case may be, shall endorse upon it the date and time of filing
12 and either the amount of the qualifying fee paid by the candidate or a statement that
13 a nominating petition was filed by the candidate. The acceptance of a notice of
14 candidacy that meets the requirements of R.S. 18:463 by the secretary of state
15 or the clerk of court is mandatory and ministerial and the secretary of state or
16 the clerk of court shall not have discretion to verify the qualifications of a
17 potential candidate. If a candidate qualifies in person, a certified copy of the
18 original notice of candidacy shall be furnished to the candidate at the time he
19 qualifies with the qualifying official but after the date and time have been endorsed
20 thereon. If a candidate qualifies by submitting his notice of candidacy by certified
21 mail, commercial carrier, or agent, the qualifying official shall mail a certified copy
22 of the original notice of candidacy after the date and time have been endorsed
23 thereon to the candidate at the address of his domicile as set forth in the notice of
24 candidacy within forty-eight hours after receipt of the notice of candidacy.
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ACT No. 208
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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