BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Nancy Landry announces that Louisiana has broken its previous in-person early voting record set in 2020. Between Oct. 18-29, 849,784 voters cast their ballots early in-person, versus the 817,957 who did so in 2020. In total, 960,561 Louisiana voters cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election, including absentee ballots returned. Louisiana also broke the single-day in-person record on the final day of early voting, with 103,456 Louisianans voting on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The previous record was 99,004 on the final day of early voting in 2020.

“I’m pleased that so many Louisianans have already made their voices heard in this election,” Sec. Landry said. “Those who did not take advantage of early voting can still vote on Election Day, Nov. 5, between 6 a.m.- 8 p.m.”

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, and the deadline to return an absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4. Voters are encouraged to download the free Geaux Vote Mobile app or visit GeauxVote.com to find their polling place and view their sample ballot.

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Please be advised

The Parish Board of Election Supervisors will seal Early Voting machines for the November 5th election on Wednesday, 10/09/2024 @ 10:00 AM at the Registrar of Voter’s Amite location.

110 N. 1st Street, Amite, LA 70422

*All PBES meetings are open to the public*

BATON ROUGE, La.—Secretary of State Nancy Landry joins Registrars of Voters across the state the week of Sept. 16 – Sept. 20, 2024 to promote Voter Registration Week activities aimed at registering Louisiana citizens to vote ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Monday, Oct. 7, and the deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration Systemis Tuesday, Oct. 15.

“The first step to participating in the electoral process is registering to vote. It’s never been easier to register or update your registration information in Louisiana–any citizen with a Louisiana license or ID can register online in a matter of minutes at GeauxVote.com,” Secretary Landry said.

To register and vote in Louisiana, individuals must:

• be a U.S. citizen;
• be at least 17 years old (16 years old if registering in person at the Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles) to register and 18 years old prior to the next election to vote;
• not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony or, if under such an order, not have been incarcerated pursuant to the order within the last five years, and not be under an order of imprisonment related to a felony conviction for election fraud or any other election offense pursuant to La. R.S. 18:1461.2;
• not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights;
• be a resident in the state and parish in which they seek to register and vote;
• apply at least 20 days prior to an election if registering online or 30 days prior to an election if registering in person or by mail.

Citizens with a valid Louisiana driver’s license or Louisiana Special ID card can register online 24 hours a day, seven days a week by visiting https://voterportal.sos.la.gov. Louisiana residents can also register in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office, when they apply for or renew their driver’s license at any Office of Motor Vehicles, or when obtaining services at public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices.

For more information about elections and voting, please contact the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 800.883.2805 or [email protected].

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Qualifying for the November 5, 2024 Presidential General/Open Congressional Primary Election will be held Wednesday, July 17 through Friday, July 19.

All candidates for the following state and federal offices will qualify at the Louisiana State Archives located at 3851 Essen Lane in Baton Rouge from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:

• United States Representative, Districts 1 – 6;
• Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, District 2;
• Judges, Court of Appeal, (9 offices); 
• Public Service Commission, District 2.
  

Local and municipal candidates must qualify with the clerk of court in the parish in which they are registered to vote. Candidates are encouraged to check with their local clerk of court for specific parish hours.

Pursuant to Act 312 of the 2020 Regular Session and Act 35 of the 2022 Regular Session, qualifying candidates will be required to provide an email address and present a valid Louisiana driver’s license or Louisiana identification card. The email address provided will be listed on the secretary of state’s website.

For more information on qualifying, visit the secretary of state’s website at www.sos.la.gov or call the Elections Hotline at 800-883-2805.

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