Early Voting and Other Important Upcoming Election Information

November 8, 2022 Primary Election Information:

• Early voting is Oct. 25 through Nov. 1 (excluding Sunday, Oct. 30) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 
• Early voting locations in Washington Parish are Washington Parish Courthouse in Franklinton and Northshore Technical College in Bogalusa. Click here for early voting locations in all parishes
• The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Nov. 4 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters). You can request an absentee ballot online through the Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office.
• The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted absentee ballot is Nov. 7 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
• On election day, the polls are open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m.

When you go to the polls to cast your vote in an election, be sure to take one of the following: a driver's license, a Louisiana Special ID, LA Wallet digital driver's license, a United States military identification card that contains the applicant's name and picture, or some other generally recognized picture ID that contains your name and signature. Voters who have no picture ID may complete and sign a Voter Identification Affidavit in order to vote; however, it is subject to challenge by law.

Click here for your Sample Ballot. You will need to enter your Parish and then your Ward and Precinct. 

Constitutional Amendments (vote YES or NO) on the ballot are:

• CA No. 1 (ACT 130, 2021 - HB 154) - Modifies the maximum amount of monies in certain state funds that may be invested in equities. Do you support an amendment to increase to 65% the cap on the amount of monies in certain state funds that may be invested in stocks?

• CA No. 2 (ACT 172, 2022 - HB 599) - Expands property tax exemptions for homestead exemption property for veterans with disabilities. Do you support an amendment to expand certain property tax exemptions for property on which the homestead exemption is claimed for certain veterans with disabilities?

• CA No. 3 (ACT 156, 2021 - HB 315) - Allows classified civil service employees to support election of family members to public office. Do you support an amendment to allow classified civil service employees to support the election to public office of members of their own families?
• CA No. 4 (ACT 155, 2021 - HB 59) - Authorizes a political subdivision to waive charges for water under certain circumstances. Do you support an amendment to allow local governments to waive water charges that are the result of damage to the water system not caused by the customer? 

• CA No. 5 (ACT 133, 2021 - SB 154) - Provides relative to property tax millage rate adjustments and maximum authorized millage rates. Do you support an amendment to allow the levying of a lower millage rate by a local taxing authority while maintaining the authority's ability to adjust to the current authorized millage rate?

• CA No. 6 (ACT 129, 2021 - HB 143) - Limits the increase in assessed value of certain property following reappraisal in Orleans Parish. Do you support an amendment to limit the amount of an increase in the assessed value of residential property subject to the homestead exemption in Orleans Parish following reappraisal at ten percent of the property's assessed value in the previous year? 

• CA No. 7 (ACT 246, 2022 - HB 298) - Provides relative to the prohibition of involuntary servitude and administration of criminal justice. Do you support an amendment to prohibit the use of involuntary servitude except as it applies to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice?

• CA No. 8 (ACT 171, 2022 - HB 395) - Removes requirement of annual certification of income for certain eligible disabled homeowners. Do you support an amendment to remove the requirement that homeowners who are permanently totally disabled must annually re-certify their income to keep their special assessment level on their residences for property tax purposes?

Click here for more in depth information on these Constitutional Amendments

December 10, 2022 General Election Information: 

• The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is Nov. 9.    
• The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Nov. 19.
• Early voting is Nov. 26 through Dec. 3 (excluding Sunday, Nov. 27) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
• The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Dec. 6 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters). You can request an absentee ballot online through Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office.
• The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted absentee ballot is Dec. 9 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
• On election day, the polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sample Ballot information for the December 10, 2022 General Election is not available at this time. We will post the information when it becomes available.