§ La. R.S. 18:1254(untitled)

Slates of candidates not affiliated with a recognized political party; nominating petitions and
qualifying by payment of qualifying fees
A. A slate of candidates for presidential elector who are not affiliated with a recognized political
party may be nominated by nominating petition or may qualify by the payment of a qualifying fee of one
thousand dollars. Such qualifying fee shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 18:464(A). The
candidate shall also pay a qualifying fee pursuant to R.S. 18:464(B)(5). The period for filing such qualifying
fee shall begin on the third Tuesday in July and shall end at 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday following the third
Tuesday in August of each year in which a presidential election is to be held. Each qualifying fee shall be
accompanied by the notice of candidacy and notarized affidavit of each candidate for elector signifying his
acceptance of the nomination. A candidate for presidential elector who is not affiliated with a recognized
political party may be registered to vote with or without a declaration of party affiliation.
B. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Part, a nominating petition for a slate of
candidates for the offices of presidential elector shall be signed, filed, and certified as provided in Chapter
5 of this Title for state candidates voted on throughout the State.
C. Nominating petitions for the office of presidential elector shall be in the form prescribed by R.S.
18:465(D), except that in lieu of including the recognized political party with which the candidates are
affiliated, the petition shall contain, in not more than three words, the political principle which the candidates
represent. Also, in lieu of the date of the primary election for which the candidates seek to qualify, the
petition shall include the date of the general election. The petition also shall include the names of the
candidate for president and the candidate for vice president whom the candidates for elector support;
however, neither the candidate for president nor the candidate for vice president supported by the slate of
candidates for electors shall be a candidate for that office supported by a recognized political party or by a
slate of candidates for elector who have previously filed a nominating petition or qualified by the payment
of a qualifying fee for that election. Each petition shall contain a full slate of candidates for elector, one from
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each congressional district and two from the state at large. In designating the office for which the candidate
is nominated, the petition shall designate the particular office of presidential elector, that is, the district in
which the candidate is a qualified elector if he is nominated for the office for that district, or the designation
"At large" in the case of the two offices to be filled at large. Each nominating petition shall be accompanied
by the notice of candidacy and notarized affidavit of each candidate for elector signifying that the certificate
constitutes his acceptance of the nomination.
D. Any slate of candidates for presidential elector that qualifies by payment of a qualifying fee shall
be a full slate of candidates for elector, one from each congressional district and two from the state at large,
and shall submit with the qualifying fee the following information for each candidate:
(1) The candidate's name;
(2) The address of his domicile;
(3) The office sought;
(4) The names of the candidate for president and the candidate for vice president whom the
candidates for elector support; however, neither the candidate for president nor the candidate for vice
president supported by the slate of candidates for elector shall be a candidate for that office supported by a
recognized political party or by a slate of candidates for elector who have previously filed a nominating
petition or qualified by the payment of a qualifying fee for that election;
(5) The recognized political party, if any, with which each candidate for presidential elector is
affiliated;
(6) In not more than three words, the political principle that he represents; and
(7) The date of the election for which he seeks to qualify.
E. If the notice of candidacy and notarized affidavit of each candidate for elector, together with the
qualifying fee or a nominating petition, 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 candidate or the person who filed them.