Political Party Registration 

Act 889 of 2004 (R.S.18:441), which became effective January 1, 2005, authorizes a political party to be recognized 90 days prior to the opening of the qualifying period for any election if:

• There are at least 1,000 registered voters in the state registered as being affiliated with such party;
• The political party has filed a notarized registration statement with the secretary of state; and
• The political party has paid a registration fee of $1,000.00 to the secretary of state.

Note: A political party recognized in this manner will cease to be recognized if no registered member of the party qualifies as a candidate in a primary election for any period of four consecutive years.

Note: Act 889 of 2004 was enacted into law as Louisiana R.S. 18:441 and both are available on the Legislature's web site.

Download and print the Political Party Registration Statement Form. The document is in PDF format and requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print.