RS 18:502 Effect of withdrawal - Louisiana Statutes

§502.  Effect of withdrawal

A notice of withdrawal shall be effective when it is filed with the secretary of state, and the candidate who filed the notice no longer shall be qualified as a candidate in the election from which he withdrew.  If the election ballot was printed with a withdrawn candidate's name on it, any votes received by the withdrawn candidate shall be null and void and shall not be counted for any purpose whatsoever.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 77, §1, eff. June 26, 1981.