Voting In Louisiana

To vote, you must either present a valid photo ID, or sign an affidavit if no photo ID is available… Click to learn more

To vote, you must either present a valid photo ID, or sign an affidavit if no photo ID is available. Acceptable photo ID includes:

• A Louisiana driver's license
• A Louisiana special ID card
• Any other generally recognized picture ID card

If you do not have a picture ID card, you may sign an affidavit which will be attached to the precinct register, and you will be required to provide further identification as requested by the commissioner at the polling place.

You are eligible to vote absentee by mail if you registered in person but have never voted or if you are already registered and have previously voted… Click to learn more

Absentee ballots are due four days before election day. You are eligible to vote absentee by mail if you registered in person but have never voted or if you are already registered and have previously voted. You may apply for absentee ballot if you are:

• A student, instructor, or professor (or spouse or dependents of the following,) in an institution of higher learning located outside the parish.
• A minister, priest, rabbi, or clergy (or spouse or dependents of the following,) assigned to a religious post outside the parish.
• A person who is or who expects to be temporarily outside the territorial limits of the state or absent from the parish during early voting and on Election Day.
• A person who has moved after the registration books closed (30 days prior to an election) to another parish and the new residence is more than 100 miles from the parish of former residence.
• A sequestered jury member.
• A person who expects to be hospitalized on Election Day and did not have such knowledge until after early voting week passed.
• A person who expects to be hospitalized on Election Day and who was hospitalized during early voting.
• A person who was hospitalized and released prior to an election but who is either hospitalized or restricted to bed during early voting and on Election Day.
• A person who by virtue of employment or occupation expects to be out of their precinct during early voting and on Election Day.

To request normal absentee ballots by mail, you must complete and return a request for absentee ballot indicating the reason you are not able to vote in person absentee or in person on Election Day.

You may request an absentee ballot as early as 60 days prior to the election.

You are entitled to receive assistance while absentee voting if you are unable to read or unable to vote without assistance because of a physical handicap, including blindness. You may choose who assists you as long as they are not a candidate, employer, employer's agent or your union agent.

Displaced voters can vote by mail or vote early in person at the registrar of voters office of their parish , or on election day at their precinct. Contact your local elections official for more information. You can also click here for a displaced absentee ballot. Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.

Any person who is qualified to vote may vote during the early voting period at a place designated by the registrar. The early voting period for the March 27, 2010 Primary Election is Saturday March 13-Saturday, March 20, 2010

Early voting dates for all 2010 elections are:… Click to learn more

Any person who is qualified to vote may vote during the early voting period at a place designated by the registrar. The early voting period for the March 27, 2010 Primary Election is Saturday March 13-Saturday, March 20, 2010

Early voting dates for all 2010 elections are:

Saturday, April 17, 2010-Saturday, April 24, 2010 for the May 1, 2010 Primary Election

Saturday, August 14, 2010-Saturday, August 21, 2010 for the August 28, 2010 Primary Election

Saturday, September 18, 2010-Saturday, September 25, 2010 for the October 2, 2010 Primary Election

Tuesday, October 19, 2010-Tuesday, October 26, 2010 for the November 2, 2010 General Election

You may wish to contact your parish registrar for specific dates and times.