News and Updates

Amite, La.— Andi Matheu and the Tangipahoa Parish Registrar of Voters Office would like to remind everyone that early voting for the upcoming November election will begin Friday, November 3* and will continue through the following Saturday, November 11.  Both our Hammond and Amite locations are open to conduct early voting from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM during early voting week.

*Early Voting is advanced one day due to our office being closed on Friday, 11/10 for the state-observed holiday, Veterans Day. 

Please come in or call our office for any questions or concerns you may have or visit GeauxVote.com to verify your registration information. 

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 November 18th election is Tuesday, 11/14 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 Monday, 10/30/2023 at 10:00 AM.  The board meeting will be held in the Registrar’s Amite office located in their NEW location at 110 N. 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 November election.  Early Voting begins on Friday, November 3 and continues through Saturday, November 11, from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM (excluding Sunday 11/5 and Friday 11/11).  Be prepared by checking out your sample ballot ahead of time at www.GeauxVote.com .

DON’T FORGET Early Voting in Amite will be at our NEW location!

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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BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin reminds voters that the deadlines to register to vote in the Nov. 18 General Election are fast approaching. The deadline to register in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is Wednesday, Oct. 18. The deadline to register through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Saturday, Oct. 28. This deadline is for citizens who have never registered to vote, as well as voters who would like to make changes to their registration.

Citizens may check their registration or register to vote online at www.GeauxVote.com. After registering, voters should download the GeauxVote Mobile smartphone app. The app provides registration information as well as voting districts, sample ballots, polling place information and election results.

Early voting for the Nov. 18 election will take place Friday, Nov. 3 through Saturday, Nov. 11 (excluding Sunday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 10 for Veterans Day), from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, or to report potential polling place accessibility issues, please call the Elections Hotline at 800-883-2805, with TDD/TTY access at 711, or email the Elections Division at [email protected].

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin reminds voters of the upcoming absentee ballot deadlines for the Oct. 14 Gubernatorial Primary Election.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 10 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 Voters office. Voters who have requested but not yet received an absentee ballot may check their absentee ballot status by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov, entering the appropriate voter information and selecting “Check Absentee Ballot Status.”

The deadline to return a completed ballot is Friday, Oct. 13 by 4:30 pm.

This shows step-by-step how to properly fill out and return an absentee ballot. Completed ballots can be returned to the parish Registrar of Voters by mail, in-person by the voter or by a voter’s immediate family member. Should a voter be unable to meet an absentee ballot deadline, they can still vote in-person on Election Day. Polling locations can also be found on voterportal.sos.la.gov or on the free GeauxVote mobile app.

For more information, please contact the Elections Division at 800.883.2805 or [email protected].

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BATON ROUGE, La. —Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s office will test its electronic election results system on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. in preparation of the upcoming Oct. 14 Gubernatorial Primary Election. During the test period, the Secretary of State’s website will display mock results. These election results are only for testing purposes and do not reflect any actual results.

Media outlets are strongly urged to test their election night broadcast systems, graphics and websites in conjunction with the test. In order to prevent any confusion, media outlets are urged to put banners on their websites showing their readers/viewers that the results are only test results and not official.
 

CREDENTIALED MEDIA ONLY

In preparation for election night, credentialed media outlets may reserve a limited number of seats at the Secretary of State’s office on election night. If any issues are encountered, to sign up for the XML feed or to reserve a seat, please contact Kaylee Trisler in the Communications Office at 225.362.5086 or [email protected].

Finally, the Communications Office for Election Day will be staffed by Deputy Secretary, Communications John W. Tobler and Public Information Officer Kaylee Trisler. Mr. Tobler can be reached at 225.362.5111 (office) or [email protected]. Mrs. Trisler can be reached at the information listed above.
 

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