Louisiana § RS 18:451.3 - Displaced persons seeking to qualify; domicile, residence
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§ RS 18:451.3. Displaced persons seeking to qualify; domicile, residence
If the qualifications for an office include a residency or domiciliary requirement, any person who is seeking election to such office and who has been involuntarily displaced from his residence or domicile by the effects of a gubernatorially declared state of emergency shall not be considered to have vacated his domicile or residence for purposes of qualifying for and subsequently holding office, unless any of the following is true:
(1) He has established a new domicile.
(2) He has changed his registration to an address outside the voting district in which he seeks election.
(3) One year has passed since the end of the declared state of emergency.
Acts 2006, No. 269, §1, eff. June 8, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 827, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 18:451.3 ("Displaced persons seeking to qualify; domicile, residence") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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