Next week is Voter Registration Week across Louisiana. The emphasis will be on to get citizens who are not registered to do so before the fall elections. Locally there are several school board district races to be decided. Statewide there is the Secretary of State race. And all of Louisiana’s US Representative seats are being contested.
In Red River Parish, acting Registrar of Voters Debra Jones told The Journal, “I will be delivering Voter Registration Applications to the Library and to the Council on Aging. Or you may register at the Registrar’s office in the Courthouse.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is joining registrars of voters across the state the week of Sept. 24-28, 2018 to host Voter Registration Week activities aimed at registering eligible citizens to vote. The next regularly scheduled election in Louisiana is the congressional primary on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Louisiana’s registration push also coincides with National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 25.
“The first step to participating in the electoral process is registering to vote,” said Ardoin. “This fall, Louisianians will choose their congressional representation, as well as a host of other local races and propositions. Get registered today so your voice can be heard on Election Day.”
Louisiana was one of the first states in the nation to implement an easy, convenient online voter registration portal. Citizens with a valid Louisiana driver’s license or Louisiana Special ID card can register online 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the convenience of their home or office by visiting https://voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Residents of Louisiana can also register in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office, when they apply for/renew their driver’s license at any Office of Motor Vehicles or when obtaining services at public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices.
To register and vote in Louisiana individuals must:
• _be a U.S. citizen;
• _be at least 17 years old (16 years old if registering in person at the Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles) to register and 18 years old prior to the next election to vote;
• _not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony;
• _not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights;
• _be a resident in the state and parish in which you seek to register and vote;
• _apply at least 20 days prior to an election if registering online or 30 days prior to an election if registering in person or by mail.
