Suarez v. Barney

I respectfully concur. La.R.S. 18:463(A)(l)(a) states as follows:

A notice of candidacy shall be in writing and shall state the candidate’s name, the office he seeks, the address of his domicile, the parish, ward, and precinct where he is registered to vote, and the political party, if any, with which he is registered as being affiliated....

A defect in the Notice of Candidacy disqualifies that candidate from running for office. See Senegal v. Obafunwa, 1999-1449 (La.App. 3 Cir.9/27/99), 745 So.2d 74. In that case, a candidate was disqualified where his Notice of Candidacy failed to list his…