Please be advised The Parish Board of Election Supervisors will seal Early Voting machines for the May 3rd election on Thursday, 04/10 @ 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 announced that Louisiana is now ranked second in the nation for election integrity by the Heritage Foundation after previously being ranked ninth by the same group. Scores are calculated from 12 different categories, including voter ID implementation, absentee ballot management, vote counting practices, and verification of citizenship.

“This latest ranking proves once again that Louisiana’s elections are safe and secure,” Secretary Landry said. “I am proud of the hard work that our elections team does day in and day out to ensure the integrity of our elections. While this news is cause for celebration, there is still much work to be done. I won’t be satisfied until Louisiana is number one in the nation, and I am confident that will happen when we transition to a new, fully-auditable voting system.”

The Department of State has begun the process of procuring a new voting system, and Secretary Landry has indicated that the agency will secure one within the year.

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BATON ROUGE, La.—The Louisiana Legislative Auditor (LLA) conducted a follow-up to their award-winning 2021 audit of the Louisiana Department of State’s election integrity procedures. The original report found “[overall]…DOS has procedures and practices to ensure election integrity.” The follow-up concluded that the agency has implemented or is in the process of implementing all recommendations made in the 2021 audit.

“I appreciate the thorough work of Louisiana Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack and his team,” Secretary Landry said. “This latest report confirms what the voters of our state know to be true: Louisiana’s elections are safe, secure, and accurate. I look forward to continuing to strengthen our policies and procedures to make us number one in the nation for election integrity.”

LLA made five recommendations in its 2021 audit. The follow-up report found that the Department of State implemented three (ensuring documentation of test vote results, formal documentation of post-election verification activities, and consistent categorization of complaints to the Division of Election Integrity) and is in the process of implementing two (additional state-by-state data matches and post-election audits). It further found that legislation was enacted relating to six matters for legislative consideration, including:

• Act 2 (2024): The adoption of an expanded annual voter canvass to ensure an accurate voter registration list
• Act 321 (2024): The establishment of uniformity on what information is required for absentee by mail ballots
• Act 639 (2022): The development of rules to create uniformity for what absentee by mail ballots are referred to the Parish Board of Election Supervisors
•  Act 572 (2022): The requirement of a signed certification of voting machine testing
•  Act 741 (2022): The adoption of uniform policies and procedures for the conduct of a post-election tabulation audit of paper records
• Act 640 (2024): A provision for six weeks between primary and general elections beginning in 2026

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Amite, La.— Andi Matheu and the Tangipahoa Parish Registrar of Voters Office would like to remind everyone that early voting for the upcoming March 29th election will begin Saturday, 03/15 and will continue through the following Saturday, 3/22 (excluding Sunday, 3/16). Both our Hammond and Amite locations are open to conduct early voting from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM during early voting week.

For more about registration, election dates, deadlines and voting information, you can visit our website at www.TangiVotes.com 24/7. You may also contact our office by calling 985.748.3215 or sending us an email – [email protected] .

If you or someone you know would like to apply for the absentee by mail ballot program, you may do so online at https://tangivotes.com/i-would-like-to/vote-by-mail . The deadline to apply for a mail ballot for the March election is Tuesday, 3/25 by 4:30 pm.

– www.TangiVotes.com –

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You can view or download the Official Press Release here and the Early Votes Graphic here.