Absentee and Early Voting

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Louisiana offers absentee ballots by mail to voters who will be unable to vote in person. Louisiana offers early voting as well. The early voting period runs from Tuesday, October 20, 2020, to Tuesday, October 27, 2020, but it should be noted that dates and hours may vary based on where you live. Traditionally, polls open at 7:00 AM for Saturday elections and at 6:00 AM for Tuesday elections. Polls close at 8:00 PM. All voters in line at 8:00 PM have the right to vote. When preparing to go to the polls, registered voters will be asked to show a photo ID. Acceptable ID includes a Louisiana driver's license or special ID card, 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. If you are unable to provide ID, you may still cast your vote by signature on a voter affidavit. In order to sign-up for absentee voting (voting by mail) in Louisiana, an absentee ballot application must be submitted. The completed application must be submitted to your local election office. The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is (received by) Friday, October 30, 2020. Completed absentee ballots must be received by specific parish registrars by 4:30 PM CST on the day before election day. The absentee ballot application can be found at https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/GeneralApplicationForAbsenteeByMailBallot.pdf.

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