State of Louisiana Voting Requirements & Information
Statewide Voter Information
U.S. Domestic Voters
Federal and State Elections |
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Open Municipal/U.S. Representative, Congressional Districts 2 and 5/State Representative, Representative District 82 Special Primary Election held on Sat Mar 20, 2021 |
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Deadlines |
New Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:30pm CDT |
Absentee Ballot Return |
Received by Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:30pm CDT |
Early Voting |
Sat Mar 6, 2021 8:30am CST - Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:00pm CST |
Early Voting will NOT be open on Sunday, March 7, 2021. |
Open Municipal/U.S. Representative, Congressional Districts 2 and 5/State Representative, Representative District 82 Special General Election held on Sat Apr 24, 2021 |
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Deadlines |
New Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
Received by Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:30pm CDT |
Absentee Ballot Return |
Received by Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:30pm CDT |
Early Voting |
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:30am CDT - Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:00pm CDT |
Early Voting will NOT be open on Sunday, April 11, 2021. |
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- by mail
- in person at your Registrar of Voters office
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 6am to 8pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Early Voting
Voters may vote early in person at their parish Registrar of Voters office or at designated locations in the parish from 14 days to 7 days prior to any scheduled election, excluding Sundays.
Absentee Voting
You may request an absentee ballot by mail for the following reasons:
- You are at a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 because of medical conditions; are subject to a quarantine order; are advised by a health provider to self-quarantine; are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking medical confirmation; or are caring for someone who is isolated because of the disease.
- You are a student, instructor, or professor located and living outside of your parish of registration, or the spouse/dependent thereof
- You are a minister, priest, rabbi, or other member of the clergy assigned outside of your parish of registration, or the spouse/dependent thereof
- You are or expect to be temporarily outside the territorial limits of the state or absent from your parish of registration during the early voting period and on Election Day
- You moved your residence to another parish more than 100 miles from the parish seat of your former residence after the voter registration books closed
- You are involuntarily confined in an institution for mental treatment outside your parish of registration and you are not interdicted and not judicially declared incompetent
- You expect to be hospitalized on Election Day and did not have knowledge until after the time for early voting had expired; or you were hospitalized during the time for early voting and you expect to be hospitalized on Election day; or you were either hospitalized or restricted to bed by your physician during early voting and on Election Day
- You expect to be out of your precinct of registration and upon the waters of the state both during the early voting period and on Election Day because of your employment or occupation
- You are incarcerated in an institution inside or outside of your parish of registration and you are not under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony
- You are a program participant in the Department of State's Address Confidentiality Program
- You will be sequestered on the day of the election.
Additionally, if you are 65 years of age or older or are disabled, you may enroll in the Senior Citizen or Disability Program through your parish registrar of voters and will automatically and permanently receive a ballot by mail for all elections. If you are a resident of a nursing home, veterans' home, or a hospital for an extended stay for a physical disability, you can also enroll in the nursing home early voting program. Once accepted by the registrar of voters, the registrar or a deputy registrar will go to your home facility during a period of a week prior to the beginning of early voting through the last day of early voting.
You are eligible to vote in Louisiana if you:
- Are a U.S citizen
- Are at least 18 years old by Election Day
- Reside in Louisiana and the parish in which you want to vote
You are NOT eligible to vote in Louisiana if:
- You have been legally declared "mentally incompetent" by a court or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights
- You are under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony
You may preregister to vote in Louisiana
- at the age 17 (16 if registering in person at the registrar of voters or at the office of motor vehicles)
Student Eligibility
If you are a student, you are eligible to vote in Louisiana if:
- You reside in Louisiana but are attending college in another state
- You reside in another state but attend college in Louisiana
- You provide a valid photo student ID from a college/university at the polls
Voter Registration
To register to vote in Louisiana you should provide one of the following:
- Your Louisiana Driver's License Number
Special ID Card Number - The Last Four Digits of your Social Security Number
If you do not have any of these IDs, you can provide a copy of one of the following with your registration application:
- Current and Valid Photo ID
- Government Issued Document that shows your current name and address
- Government Check
- Bank Statement
- Paycheck that Shows your current name and address
- Current Utility Bill
You can alternatively provide one of these documents when you vote to complete your registration.
If you do not have one of these forms of ID and need help getting ID, go to www.voteriders.org.
Voting In-Person
If you are registered to vote in Louisiana, you are required to show ID to vote; or, if you do not have an accepted ID you may instead sign an affidavit. Accepted forms of ID include:
- Valid Louisiana Driver's License
- Louisiana Special ID Card
- Other generally recognized picture identification card that contains the name and signature of voter
If you do not have one of the Louisiana valid IDs and need help getting ID, go to www.voteriders.org.
Domestic Voter |
In-Person | Fax | Online | ||
Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
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Blank Ballot To Voter |
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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
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Am I Registered? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/VoterLogin |
Where is my Ballot? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/VoterLogin |
Where is my Polling Place? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/VoterLogin |
Can I Register to Vote Online? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/VoterRegistration |
State Elections Website |
http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Pages/default.aspx |
Can I View my Sample Ballot? |
http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/GetElectionInformation/ReviewSampleBallots/Pages/default.aspx |
Overseas / Military Voter Information |
https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteByMail/Pages/MilitaryAndOverseasVoters.aspx |
Where are my Early Voting Locations? |
https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteEarly/Pages/default.aspx |
Overseas & Military Voters
Open Municipal/U.S. Representative, Congressional Districts 2 and 5/State Representative, Representative District 82 Special Primary Election held on Sat Mar 20, 2021 |
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Overseas | Military | |
Absentee Voter Registration |
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Ballot Request for Registered Voter |
Received by Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:30pm CDT | Received by Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:30pm CDT |
Ballot Return |
Received by Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:00pm CDT | Received by Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:00pm CDT |
Early Voting will NOT be open on Sunday, March 7, 2021. |
Open Municipal/U.S. Representative, Congressional Districts 2 and 5/State Representative, Representative District 82 Special General Election held on Sat Apr 24, 2021 |
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Type |
Deadlines |
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Overseas | Military | |
Absentee Voter Registration |
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Ballot Request for Registered Voter |
Received by Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:30pm CDT | Received by Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:30pm CDT |
Ballot Return |
Received by Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:00pm CDT | Received by Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:00pm CDT |
Early Voting will NOT be open on Sunday, April 11, 2021. |
Overseas Voters
U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:
- Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.
Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.
Military Voters
Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.
- If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.
To vote as a service member or eligible family member:
- Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.
Voting Military
Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:
- U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
- Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
- Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
Voting Overseas
U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. You will have the following identification options when completing the form:
- Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
- Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
- U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
Overseas Voter |
In-Person | Fax | Online | ||
Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
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Blank Ballot To Voter |
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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
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Louisiana allows you to submit the FPCA by mail or fax. If you choose to mail your FPCA, mail the form directly to your local election office. If you choose to fax your FPCA, it is recommended that you fax the form directly to your local election official. |
Military Voter |
In-Person | Fax | Online | ||
Voter Registration |
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Absentee Ballot Request |
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Blank Ballot To Voter |
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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
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Louisiana allows you to submit the FPCA by mail or fax. If you choose to mail your FPCA, mail the form directly to your local election office. If you choose to fax your FPCA, it is recommended that you fax the form directly to your local election official. |
Am I Registered? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/VoterLogin |
Where is my Ballot? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/VoterLogin |
Where is my Polling Place? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/VoterLogin |
Can I Register to Vote Online? |
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/VoterRegistration |
State Elections Website |
http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Pages/default.aspx |
Can I View my Sample Ballot? |
http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/GetElectionInformation/ReviewSampleBallots/Pages/default.aspx |
Overseas / Military Voter Information |
https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteByMail/Pages/MilitaryAndOverseasVoters.aspx |
Where are my Early Voting Locations? |
https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteEarly/Pages/default.aspx |