§462.  Officials with whom candidates qualify

A.  State candidates shall qualify for a primary election with the secretary of state or a person in his office designated to receive qualifying papers.

B.  Local and municipal candidates shall qualify for a primary election with the clerk of court for the parish in which the candidate is registered to vote.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 1, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.