Nixon v. Hughes

TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.'

| jThis appeal arises from the disqualification of Jason Hughes from the candidacy for the 100th Representative District for the State of Louisiana. The trial court disqualified Jason Hughes because he certified on his qualifying form that he filed his 2010 Louisiana state income tax return when he had not. Jason Hughes contends that he did not possess the malicious intent to deceive when he signed the qualifying form because he possessed an honest belief that he was not required to file a return in 2010. Following the jurisprudence of the Louisiana Supreme Court, we…