PART IV. CANDIDATES
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§451. Qualifications of candidates
A person who meets the qualifications for the office he seeks may become a candidate and be voted on in a primary or general election if he qualifies as a candidate in the election. Except as otherwise provided by law, a candidate shall possess the qualifications for the office he seeks at the time he qualifies for that office. In the event that the qualifications for an office include a residency or domicile requirement, a candidate shall meet the established length of residency or domicile as of the date of qualifying, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary. No person, whether or not currently registered as a voter with the registrar of voters, shall become a candidate if he is under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, Jan. 1, 1978. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1; Acts 2001, No. 172, §1.
Notes of Decisions
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10 in the last 5 years), 1978–2024 · leading case:
Montelepre v. Edwards, 359 So. 2d 1311 (La. Ct. App. 1978).
Montelepre v. Edwards, 359 So. 2d 1311 (La. Ct. App. 1978).
· cites it 10× “13:2492(A), but declared Montelepre qualified to seek the office of judge of the Municipal Court of the City of New Orleans under R.S. 18:451. [2] The trial court interpreted R.”
Scaglione v. Juneau, 45 So. 3d 191 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 5× “R.S. 18:451, which would suggest that she must meet the domicile requirement by July 9, 2009.”
Becker v. Dean, 854 So. 2d 864 (La. 2003).
“Except as otherwise provided by law, a candidate shall possess the qualifications for the office he seeks at the time he qualifies for that office.”
Tomlinson v. Frazier, 407 So. 2d 1385 (La. Ct. App. 1982).
· cites it 4× “I add them now as part of that dissent: "Finally, LSA-R.S. 18:451, a statute enacted after the adoption of the 1974 Constitution and effective January 1, 1978, must be considered.”
Johnson v. Harrison, 150 So. 3d 30 (La. Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 6× “18:451, which provides general qualification guidelines, states, in pertinent part, as follows: A person who meets the qualifications for the office he seeks may become a candidate and be voted on in a primary or general election if he qualifies as a candidate in the election.”
Steinhardt v. Batt, 753 So. 2d 928 (La. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 3× “R.S. 18:451 provides, in pertinent part: A person who meets the qualifications for the office he seeks may become a candidate and be voted on in a primary or general election if he qualifies as a candidate in the election.”
Butler v. Cantrell, 630 So. 2d 852 (La. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 2× “" LSA R.S. 18:451. The Butlers allege that the various habitations of Cantrell, Feltus and Batiste fall short of the "residence" required by our state Constitution.”
Cook v. Campbell, 360 So. 2d 1193 (La. Ct. App. 1978).
“" Plaintiff's first contention is that a candidate for district judge must meet the five-year practice requirement as of the date he qualifies as a candidate under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 18:451, which provides: "A person who meets the qualifications for the office he seeks…”
Graham v. Prevost, 176 So. 3d 1142 (La. Ct. App. 2015).
“R.S. 18:451 in pertinent part states: A person who meets the qualifications for the office he seeks may become a candidate and be voted on in a primary or general election if he qualifies as a candidate in the election.”
Blackwell v. Kershenstine, 690 So. 2d 247 (La. Ct. App. 1997).
“R.S. 18:451. Unless otherwise provided by law, the candidate's qualification to offer himself for election is determined when he files with the Clerk of Court as a candidate for public office.”
Jory v. Arnette, 360 So. 2d 921 (La. Ct. App. 1978).
“LSA-R.S. 18:451 concerns qualifications of candidates.”
Ogden v. Gray, 99 So. 3d 1088 (La. Ct. App. 2012).
“18:451, relative to “qualifications of candidates,” specifically requires that when “the qualifications for an office *1092 include a residency or domicile requirement [in this case, a domicile requirement], a candidate shall meet the established length of residency or domicile.”
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