§ La. R.S. 18:1253(untitled)

Nominating by political parties; certificates of nomination
A. Nominations for candidates for presidential electors made by each recognized political party shall
be made in such manner as shall be determined by a resolution adopted by the state central committee of the
respective recognized political party. Each recognized political party shall nominate a full slate of candidates
for elector, one from each congressional district and two from the state at large.
B. The names of candidates for presidential elector nominated by each recognized political party
shall be filed with the secretary of state by a sworn statement, which shall be known as a certificate of
nomination. The certificate of nomination shall be sworn to, signed, and filed by the chairman and secretary
of the state central committee, except when the state central committee orders the nomination of presidential
electors by a convention, in which case the chairman and secretary of the convention shall swear to, sign,
and file the certificate of nomination.
C. Each certificate of nomination shall contain: (1) the name and place of residence, including the
street and number thereof, if any, of each candidate for presidential elector; (2) the particular office of
presidential elector for which each is nominated, that is, the district for which each has been chosen or the
designation "At large" in the case of the two at large candidates; (3) the name of the recognized political
party making the nomination; (4) the names of the candidates for president and vice president supported by
the party. In addition, a certificate of nomination filed by the chairman and secretary of a state central
committee shall certify the adoption by the state central committee of the resolution of the committee which
authorized the method of nomination, the method of nomination used, and the time and place where the
nomination took place. Similarly, a certificate of a nominating convention also shall certify the adoption by
the state central committee of the resolution which authorized the convention, the time and place where the
convention was held, and the election of the chairman and secretary. Each certificate of nomination filed
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with the secretary of state shall be accompanied by the notarized affidavit of each candidate for elector
signifying that the certificate constitutes his acceptance of the nomination.
D. The certificate of nomination shall constitute full proof of the nominations it recites and shall
entitle the candidates for electors to each receive the number of votes received in the election by the party's
candidate for president.
E. If the nominees for the offices of president and vice president nominated by a national convention
of a recognized political party, together with a slate of candidates for the offices of presidential electors to
support such nominees, are not properly certified to the secretary of state by the state central committee of
that party prior to 4:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday in August of each year in which a presidential election is
to be held, the national chairman of the political party, after notifying the chairman of the state central
committee of that political party, shall certify a slate of electors to support such nominees by 4:30 p.m. on
the first Friday following the third Tuesday in August. Such certificate filed with the secretary of state shall
be accompanied by the notarized affidavit of each candidate for elector signifying that the certificate
constitutes his acceptance of the nomination.
F. If the certificate of nomination and notarized affidavit of each candidate for elector are not filed
timely with the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall endorse the date and time of receipt upon all
documents and shall return them forthwith, either personally or by registered or certified mail, to the national
chairman of the political party.