The next election is set for November 18, and it will feature run-off races, including one local police jury race, and four constitutional amendments. There are some important dates and information here to make sure voters are prepared at the ballot box.
The date to register to vote in the November election in person has already passed (Wednesday, October 18). If voters use the GeauxVote Online Registration System (www.GeauxVote.com), they have until Saturday, October 28, to make changes and register.
Early voting will begin Friday, November 3, and end Saturday, November 11, with two days closed during this event from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The dates for early voting are November 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11. The days excluded are Sunday, November 5, and Friday, November 10, for Veterans Day).
The November ballot will see the following items:
•Secretary of State: “Gwen” Collins-Greenup and Nancy Landry.
•Attorney General: Lindsey Check and “Liz” Baker Murrill.
•Louisiana Treasurer: John Fleming and Dustin Granger.
•BESE, District Four: Stacey Melerine and Emma Shepard.
•Allen Parish Police Four: “Joe” Perkins and Robert Neil Cole
•Four amendments:
Amendment One: Deadlines to veto bills and rules for veto sessions.
c A vote for would: Allow lawmakers to try to override a governor’s bill rejections without calling a separate veto session if they are already in a legislative session and add further details about the deadlines for a governor to veto bills.
c A vote against would: Require lawmakers trying to override a governor’s bill rejections to hold a separate veto session if the vetoes came in a legislative session that has ended and keep the current rules for a governor to issue bill vetoes.
Amendment Two:
c A vote for would: Remove six inactive funds with zero or near-zero balances from the Louisiana Constitution.
c A vote against would: Keep the six inactive funds with zero or near-zero balances in the Louisiana Constitution
Amendment Three:
c A vote for would: Allow a parish governing authority to give an extra property tax exemption to police, firefighters and certain other first responders who own homes and live in the parish.
c A vote against would: Maintain the current property tax system, which doesn’t let parish governing authorities offer the extra tax break to first responders
Amendment Four:
c A vote for would: Tighten the rules on allowed use of a seven-year-old state trust fund that collects dollars from corporate tax collections and oil and gas production in Louisiana.
c A vote against would: Maintain broad rules for emergency use of a seven-year-old state trust fund that collects dollars from corporate tax collections and gas production in Louisiana.
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 elections@sosla.gov.
