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We need a total of 8 Presidential electors in Louisiana.
ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
Commissioner of Elections - Angie Rogers
Phone: 225.922.0900
Fax:  225.922.0945
angie.rogers@sos.louisiana.gov
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Getting on the Ballot for 2012:

File Political Party Registration Statement

 

Recognized party qualifications:

View information on recognized Political Parties in Louisiana
Received at least 5% of the vote for one of the candidates for president elector in the last election Or have at least 5% of registered voters in the state [18:441]

Primary ballot access:

File notice of candidacy [1280.22(d)]
Filing fee: $1,125 ($750 to the state, $375 to the state party central committee) [18:1280.22 & 18:464] Or petition: 1,000 signatures [18:1280.22] Circulate between 120 days before the qualifying period to 30 days before the end of the qualifying period [18:465B, 18:465 (E)(a)]
Deadline (aka “qualifying period”):
between the last Wednesday in January and 5 pm the following Friday[18:1280:22 (B)(3)(d)]
Party filing fees: Democrats – none; Republicans - $5,000;

General ballot access for non-recognized and independent candidates:

File notice of candidacy Submit slate of electors [18:1254]
Filing fee: $500 [18:1254]
Or petition:
5,000 signatures with 500 from each congressional district [18:465(c) & 18:1254]] Deadline: between the first Tuesday in August and 5 pm the first Tuesday in September [18:1255]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot:

election day

Primary date:

second Tuesday in March [18:1280.21]

Participation:

Closed primary

Voter registration:

24 days before the election

Source: The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

Louisiana does not allow write-in voting for President and Vice-President. Source: Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/

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