The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 198 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Kleinpeter
Present law provides that a person shall not become a candidate in a primary or general election for
more than one office unless one of the offices is membership on a political party committee.
Present law further provides that a person shall not be a candidate at the same time for two or more
different offices to be filled at separate elections.
Proposed law provides an exception to present law for a senator or representative in the United
States Congress who has been nominated as a candidate for president or vice president of the United
States and allows that member to become a candidate for either office in addition to being a
candidate for the office the member currently holds.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 18:453(D))