Election Information
Upcoming Election Dates & Deadlines 2024
March 23, 2024 - Presidential Preference/Municipal Primary Election
The following is important information for the Saturday, March 23, 2024 Presidential Preference and Municipal Primary Election:
- The qualifying period for candidates is Dec. 13-15. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish in which they are registered to vote (contact your local clerk of court for office hours). Federal and state candidates qualify at the Louisiana State Archives located at 3851 Essen Lane in Baton Rouge between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Qualifying fees must be paid in the form of cash; certified or cashier's check on a state or national bank or credit union; U.S. postal money order; or money order issued by a state or national bank or credit union and must be accompanied by the qualifying form.
- For information on Presidential Qualifying, please vist our candidate qualifying page. All Presidential paperwork must be received during the qualifying period, which is Dec. 13-15. Any paperwork received before or after this period will not be accepted.
- The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is Feb. 21.
- The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is March 2.
- Early voting is March 9-16 (excluding Sunday, March 10) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
- The deadline to request an absentee ballot is March 19 by 4:30 p.m (other than military and overseas voters). You can request an absentee ballot online through our 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 March 22 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.
April 27, 2024 - Municipal General Election
The following is important information for the Saturday, April 27, 2024 Municipal General Election:
- The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is March 27.
- The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is April 6.
- Early voting is April 13-20 (excluding Sunday, April 14) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
- The deadline to request an absentee ballot is April 23 by 4:30 p.m (other than military and overseas voters). You can request an absentee ballot online through our 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 April 26 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.
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