BATON ROUGE, La.—Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry has announced the successful passage of all bills in the Department of State’s Election Integrity Legislative Package.

“I could not be more thankful to the authors and sponsors of the bills in our election integrity package and the members who supported those instruments,” Secretary Landry said. “Thanks to them, all 11 bills in our legislative package have passed overwhelmingly and will help Louisiana continue on the path to being ranked first in the nation in election integrity. I thank Governor Landry for signing several of these bills into law already and I look forward to working with the Governor to ensure the remaining bills in this package become law so that we can continue our work of making Louisiana’s elections the safest and most secure in the country.”

The department’s package of bills are:

• HB 114 by Representative Les Farnum: Enacts an expanded voter canvass to further ensure that Louisiana’s voter rolls are accurate
• HB 285 (Now Act 264) by Representative Mark Wright: Creates the Division of Election Integrity within the Department of State
• HB 449 (Now Act 25) by Representative Michael Melerine: Requires court judgments of interdiction be delivered to the Registrar of Voters in the parish in which the interdicted individual is registered
• HB 476 by Representative Josh Carlson: Further cracks down on absentee ballot harvesting
• HB 506 by Representative Polly Thomas: Requires that those conducting voter registration drives register with the Secretary of State’s office, ensuring that voter registrations are timely submitted and that voters’ personal information is further protected
• HB 581 by Representative Polly Thomas: Provides for more specific penalties for those witnessing more than one absentee ballot of a non-family member; requires that those signing as a witness on an absentee ballot be at least 18 years of age; and requires the witness to provide their address
• SB 101 (Now Act 291) by Senator Blake Miguez: Bans ranked-choice voting in Louisiana elections
• SB 155 (Now Act 302) by Senator Caleb Kleinpeter: Prohibits individuals from assisting with more than one absentee ballot except for immediate family members
• SB 218 (Now Act 317) by Senator Caleb Kleinpeter: Restricts the unsolicited distribution of absentee ballot applications
• SB 226 (Now Act 321) by Senator Heather Cloud: Creates uniform standards for tabulating absentee ballots
• SB 436 by Senator Mike Fesi: Allows the Secretary of State to require proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote

Secretary Landry will be available for 15 minute interviews by credentialed media via phone, Google Meet, or Zoom on Wednesday, June 5, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Interested media outlets can contact Korey Ryder, Deputy Secretary of State for Outreach, at [email protected] or 225-362-5111 to schedule a time to speak with Secretary Landry.

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BATON ROUGE, La. —The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office is aware of mailers distributed by a third-party group known as “The Voter Participation Center.” These mailers suggest that someone at the address may not be registered to vote, and they include a voter registration form with pre-filled information. These mailers sometimes contain incorrect or misleading information. Voters should know that this mailer is not official correspondence from the Louisiana Secretary of State or a parish Registrars of Voters, nor is it an indication of a change in a voter’s registration status.

Secretary Landry encourages all Louisianans to visit geauxvote.com or download the free, award-winning Geaux Vote mobile app to update their registration, or call their parish Registrar of Voters with any questions about their registration status.

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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 April election will begin THIS Saturday, April 13 and will continue through the following Saturday, April 20 (excluding Sunday 04/14).  Both 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 April 27th  election is Tuesday, 04/23 by 4:30 PM.

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Amite, La.— Tangipahoa Registrar of Voters Andi Matheu will meet with the Board of Election Supervisors to seal the early voting machines on Tuesday, 04/09/2024 at 10:00 AM.  The board meeting will be held in the Registrar’s Amite office located at 110 N. 1st Street, Amite, LA  70422.   As usual, these meetings are open to the public.

Once certified and sealed by the board, these machines will be used during Early Voting for the April election.  Early Voting begins on Saturday, 04/13 and continues through Saturday, 04/20, from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM (excluding Sunday 04/14).  Be prepared by checking out your sample ballot ahead of time at www.GeauxVote.com .

For more information about elections and voting, contact your Registrar of Voters office by calling 985.748.3215, or sending an email,  [email protected] .  You may also visit our website www.TangiVotes.com for most of your election or registration inquiries.

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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 election will begin Saturday, March 9 and will continue through the following Saturday, March 16. Both 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 23rd election is Tuesday, 03/19 by 4:30 PM. 

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