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Absentee Ballot Deadlines For The March 26 Municipal Primary Election

BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is reminding voters of the upcoming absentee ballot deadlines for the March 26 Municipal Primary Election. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, March 22 by 4:30 p.m. Requests can be made online by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov and selecting “Request Absentee Ballot,” or in person at the parish Registrar of […]

Secretary Ardoin’s Statement Regarding Legislative Auditor Report On Election Integrity

BATON ROUGE, La. — Pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 81 of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor conducted an audit of the Louisiana Department of State’s policies, procedures, and practices regarding the integrity of elections in Louisiana to provide assurance as to whether the elections process in Louisiana is sufficient to provide for the […]

EARLY voting begins March 12, 2022 for the March 26, 2022 Municipal Primary Election

BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is reminding voters that early voting for the March 26 Municipal Primary Election begins Saturday, March 12, and continues through Saturday, March 19 (excluding Sunday, March 13) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Citizens who want to vote early may do so in person at their parish Registrar of […]

Early Voting For The March 26 Election Will Begin Saturday, March 12, 2022

Early Voting starts Saturday, 3/12/2022 Amite, La.— Tangipahoa Registrar of Voters Andi Matheu would like to remind everyone that early voting for the March 26 election will begin Saturday, March 12, and will continue through the following Saturday, March 19.  “You don’t need a reason to take advantage of Early Voting week,” Matheu said, “if […]

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES FOR THE MARCH 26, 2022 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY

BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is reminding Louisianians that the deadlines to register to vote in the March 26 Municipal Primary are fast approaching. The in-person or by mail registration deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 23, and the deadline for registering through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Saturday, March 5. These deadlines are for citizens who have […]

VOTING SYSTEM COMMISSION DEADLINE SUSPENDED

BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced that Governor John Bel Edwards has issued a proclamation suspending the deadline for the Voting System Commission’s final report as a result of Hurricane Ida and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Act 480, the legislation that created the Voting System Commission, was passed and signed into law […]

LOUISIANA FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL RULES IN FAVOR OF ARDOIN

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced that on February 2, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal dismissed a lawsuit filed by Democratic political activist Marc Elias’ law firm and backed by Eric Holder’s National Redistricting Action Fund seeking a premature redrawing of the state’s congressional districts by the court. “I […]

LOUISIANA TO SUSPEND PARTICIPATION IN VOTER REGISTRATION COMPACT

BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has announced that Louisiana will suspend its participation in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), effective immediately. The announcement comes amid concerns raised by citizens, government watchdog organizations, and media reports about potential questionable funding sources and that possibly partisan actors may have access to ERIC network data for political purposes, potentially […]

LOUISIANA RANKED IN TOP 10 IN THE NATION FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY

BATON ROUGE, La. —Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is pleased to announce that Louisiana was ranked in the top 10 states for election integrity by the Heritage Foundation. The 2021 Election Integrity Scorecard, which was released last week, ranks Louisiana seventh in the nation. Scores were calculated from 12 different categories, including voter ID implementation, […]