Important Notes about File Types:

PDF Files: In order to view the PDF files on this page (such as the Displaced Voter Registration Forms and Affidavits listed below) you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for download free-of-charge from Adobe International, installed on your computer.

Excel Spreadsheets: In order to view the Mail Ballots and Polling Place Excel spreadsheets on this page you will need to have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. If you do not have Microsoft Office you can download the Microsoft Excel Viewer, also free-of-charge and use it to view them instead.

NOTICES  and  IMPORTANT LINKS

Registered Voter Statistics: Please click here to access voter registration statistics, either statewide or by parish.

Orleans Elections Results: Please click here to view the results for the April 22nd Orleans elections.

Poll Locator: Please click the Polling Place Locator button above to open the louisiana voters poll locator.

Displaced Voters: Please click the Displaced Voter Info button above for information, services, absentee voting and registration procedures, and other activities in the Elections Division pertaining to voters displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

NOLA Polling Places: Please click here for an Excel spreadsheet of current Polling Places in New Orleans.

Mail Ballots: Please click here for an Excel spreadsheet of Displaced Voters who have requested mail ballots.

General Recovery Information: You can also visit the Hurricane Recovery Information page for agency-wide response information.

Non-Displaced Absentee Voting: For questions about normal absentee voting procedures, please visit the Absentee Voting Page for more information.

HURRICANE  RECOVERY  INFORMATION

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ORLEANS PARISH ELECTIONS
(1-26-06) - Individuals who would like to become certified to serve on election day as paid poll commissioners for elections in Orleans Parish should contact the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court's office at telephone 504-827-3520, fax to 504-962-5537, or send an email to clerkofcourt1@hotmail.com. The temporary office is located at 317 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130, until April 2006.

The law regarding qualifications for poll commissioners, Louisiana R.S. 18:425, is as shown below. Click here to view the entire R.S. 18:45.

B. Qualifications and classifications. (1) A qualified voter who is not entitled to assistance in voting and is not a candidate in the election may be selected as a commissioner in any precinct of the ward where he is registered to vote, except pursuant to R.S. 18:434(B) and (D) in which case he may be selected as a commissioner in any precinct of the parish where he is registered to vote.

(2)(a) No person shall be selected as a commissioner in a precinct in which a member of his immediate family is a candidate for election to public office.

(b) No person who has been convicted of an election offense enumerated in Chapter 10 of this Title shall serve as a commissioner.

(3) A person shall not serve as a commissioner, except pursuant to R.S. 18:434(D), unless he has attended a course of instruction for commissioners, has received a certificate of instruction during the term of office of the clerk who conducted the school, and has provided his correct party affiliation to the clerk. A commissioner who has received this certificate shall be classified as a certified commissioner. A commissioner selected pursuant to R.S. 18:434(D), who has not been issued such a certificate, shall be classified as an uncertified commissioner.

(4) A person who is at least seventeen years of age, under the age of eighteen, and is not a qualified voter but is otherwise qualified to serve as a commissioner pursuant to this Subsection may be selected to serve as a commissioner in any precinct of the ward where he may register to vote pursuant to R.S. 18:101(A), provided that the person is enrolled in the twelfth grade of any Louisiana public high school or state-approved nonpublic high school or is participating at the twelfth grade level in a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

ORLEANS PARISH ELECTIONS RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 22 & MAY 20
(1-26-06) - The Orleans Parish elections scheduled for February 4, 2006 and March 4, 2006 that were delayed by Governor Blanco's Executive Order KBB 2005-96, have been rescheduled by the governor. Read the full text of the governor's Executive Order KBB-2006-2. Here are the key points:

SECTION 1: In accordance with the procedures set forth in R.S. 18:401.1, and on the written recommendation of the secretary of state,

• the special proposition elections scheduled for November 12, 2005, shall be rescheduled for May 20, 2006; the qualifying period scheduled for December 14, 2005 through December 16, 2005, shall be rescheduled for March 1, 2006 through March 3, 2006;
• the proposition election and primary elections scheduled to be held on February 4, 2006, shall be rescheduled for April 22, 2006, and the general elections scheduled to be held on March 4, 2006, shall be rescheduled for May 20, 2006, in the parish of Orleans.
• Notice of the rescheduling of the November 12,2005 proposition elections, the December 14, 2005 through December 16, 2005 qualifying period, the February 4, 2006 proposition and primary elections, and the March 4, 2006 general elections shall be given in accordance with R.S. 18:401.1(C).

SECTION 2: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any polling place in the parish of Orleans is determined destroyed, inaccessible, or unsafe for the qualifying period rescheduled for March 1, 2006 through March 3, 2006, the proposition and primary elections rescheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2006, and the proposition and general elections rescheduled for May 20, 2006, as soon as practicable, the parish clerk of court in conjunction with the local parish governing authority shall designate alternate emergency polling places. Notice of the location of the alternate emergency polling places shall be advertised, published and/or broadcast by all reasonable available means of communication.

CAMERON PARISH REGISTRAR OF VOTERS UPDATE
(12-22-05) - The Cameron Parish Registrar of Voters Office is now temporarily located at 4830 Lake St., Lake Charles, LA 70605. When sending packages to them please use their Lake St. address. However, they continue to receive their mail at P.O. Box 1, Cameron, LA 70631. They may be reached by phone at (337) 478-5208, (337) 794-2618, or (337) 405-9284. Their fax number is (337) 478-5250. The Registrar is Suzanne Sturlese, and the Chief Deputy Registrar is Michelle Richard.

SECRETARY OF STATE AL ATER REACHES AGREEMENT WITH FEMA TO REACH DISPLACED VOTERS

(11-9-05) - BATON ROUGE, LA - Secretary of State Al Ater has successfully reached an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to send notification of basic voting rights to people from Louisiana that have requested FEMA assistance. FEMA will mail out, on behalf of the Secretary of State Ater's Office, a flyer informing applicants of their basic voting rights with regard to participating in elections scheduled in communities from which they are temporarily displaced.

2006 ORLEANS PARISH MUNICIPAL AND PAROCHIAL ELECTIONS

(10-26-05) - Many voters have asked about the Orleans Parish Municipal and Parochial Primary and General Elections scheduled for February 4, 2006 (primary) and March 4, 2006 (general). CLICK HERE for a list of Office Titles to be voted upon.

MISSION  and  HISTORY 

MISSION - The Department of State Elections Division administers all laws governing voter registration and elections; maintains the statewide voter registration system; schedules elections and qualifies candidates for elections; purchases and maintains absentee and election day voting equipment; prints and distributes absentee ballots and regular ballots for voting machines; pays for all election expenses; and compiles, reports and maintains official elections returns and statistics.  Continue . . .

On Inauguration Day, January 12, 2004, the duties and functions formerly associated with the Commissioner of Elections and the Department of Elections and Registration were officially consolidated with the Secretary of State's office. Act 451 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature paved the way for the consolidation and mandated that all voter registration and elections activities are again under the direction of the Secretary of State. This web site now contains the data from the Department of Elections and Registration.

In October 2004, former Secretary of State Fox McKeithen announced the appointment of Angie Rogers LaPlace as Commissioner of Elections within the Department of State. LaPlace took over from retiring Elections Commissioner Wade O. Martin, III, and assumed the duties of her office on Election Day, November 2, 2004.

On July 16, 2005, former Secretary of State McKeithen passed away peacefully from complications due to an infection. He had resigned from office the day before after serving the people of Louisiana for more than 22 years. "It has been the honor of a lifetime to have served Louisiana and the great people of this state for so many years," Secretary McKeithen said in his letter of resignation. "Because of recent complications from my injury in February, I regretfully can no longer serve."

First Assistant Secretary of State Al Ater was sworn in as Secretary of State on July 17, 2005. In his role as First Assistant Secretary, Ater coordinated the consolidation of the Department of Elections and Registration with the Secretary of State's office.

HISTORY - In Louisiana voting machines were first introduced in Orleans Parish in the early 40's. The machines were the invention of Ransom Shoup who was well known in political circles in Louisiana. They were called Shoup Voting Machines. Read about the history of voting and elections in Louisiana beginning with Shoup, and about the former Department of Elections and Registrations.   Continue . . .

WHAT'S  NEW  AT  THE  ELECTIONS  DIVISION 

SECRETARY OF STATE AL ATER REACHES AGREEMENT WITH FEMA TO REACH DISPLACED VOTERS

(11-9-05) - BATON ROUGE, LA - Secretary of State Al Ater has successfully reached an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to send notification of basic voting rights to people from Louisiana that have requested FEMA assistance. FEMA will mail out, on behalf of the Secretary of State Ater's Office, a flyer informing applicants of their basic voting rights with regard to participating in elections scheduled in communities from which they are temporarily displaced. More . . .

2006 ORLEANS PARISH MUNICIPAL AND PAROCHIAL ELECTIONS

(10-26-05) - Many voters have asked about the Orleans Parish Municipal and Parochial Primary and General Elections scheduled for February 4, 2006 (primary) and March 4, 2006 (general). CLICK HERE for a list of Office Titles to be voted upon.

GOV. BLANCO AND EIGHT AGENCY HEADS PLEDGE TO "STAMP OUT FRAUD"

Awareness Campaign Launched to Encourage Citizens to Report Problem

(2-15-05) - BATON ROUGE - Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco along with the heads of eight state agencies joined together to raise awareness about the high cost of fraud by launching the "Stamp Out Fraud" campaign at a news conference February 15 in the 4th floor Press Room at the State Capitol.

"Fraud is a serious threat to the well-being of individuals, families, businesses and to the state as a whole," said Gov. Blanco. "It is our responsibility to help alleviate it by reporting it."

The "Stamp Out Fraud" campaign includes the launch of a toll-free number, 1-866-FRAUD05
(1-866-372-8305), to which citizens can report all types of fraud - from medical providers illegally billing Medicaid for services not performed to citizens disguising income or failing to remit state taxes. A "Stamp Out Fraud" Web site also has been created where individuals can find out more about fraud and how to report it. The link to the Web page can be found at www.louisiana.gov. To publicize the toll-free number and Web site address, the coalition of agencies has purchased space on more than 25 billboards across the state.   Continue . . .

RECOGNITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES ACT 889 OF 2004

(12-30-04) - Act 889 of 2004 authorizes a political party to be recognized 90 days prior to the opening of the qualifying period for any election if:

• There are at least 1,000 registered voters in the state registered as being affiliated with such party;
• The political party has filed a notarized registration statement with the secretary of state; and
• The political party has paid a registration fee of $1,000.00 to the secretary of state.

For more information about this new statute, visit the Political Party Registration page.

HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002

On October 29, 2002, President Bush signed into law the "Help America Vote Act of 2002," (HAVA), Pub. L. No. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1666 (2002), 42 U.S.C. 15301 to 15545. The legislation aims to improve the administration of elections in the United States, primarily through three means: creating a new federal agency to serve as a clearinghouse for election administration information; providing funds to states to improve election administration and replace outdated voting systems; and creating minimum standards for states to follow in several key areas of election administration. Learn more about this act and how it is being implemented in Louisiana.

VOTING INFORMATION FOR U. S. MILITARY PERSONNEL

The Secretary of State's office and the U. S. Department of Defense have teamed to provide U. S. military personnel with information about the elections schedules and absentee voting requirements. An informational recording at the Department of Defense Voting Information Center can be accessed by calling 1-800-438-8683 and then entering "52" -- the two number state code for Louisiana. The caller will then hear a recorded menu to select current elections information or hear recorded messages from candidates or their elected officials. Louisiana's Chief Elections Officer provides information on upcoming elections, online sample ballots, and how to obtain an absentee ballot. The Center is part of the Federal Voting Assistance Program enabled by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).

ELECTIONS  NEWS  and  SCHEDULES 

Please click here for a PDF version of the election schedule for parishes other than Orleans. Election Schedule For All Parishes Except Orleans Date of Election Jan. 21 April 1 April 29 July 15 Sept. 30 * Nov. 7 Dec. 9 Type of Election Propostions Only Municipal Primary Municipal General Propositions Only Open Primary Open General/ Congressional Congressinal Runoffs/Tie Deadline: Specials n/a 1-13-2006 n/a n/a 7-14-2006 n/a n/a Deadline: Propositions 12-6-2005 1-20-2006 3-14-2006 5-30-2006 7-21-2006 9-22-2006 n/a Qualifying Dates n/a 2-8-2006 to  2-10-2006  n/a n/a 8-9-2006 to 8-11-2006 ** 8-9-2006 to 8-11-2006 ** n/a Last Day to Register to Vote 12-21-2005 3-1-2006 3-29-2006 6-14-2006 8-30-2006 10-9-2006 11-8-2006 Absentee Voting Begins 1-9-2006 3-20-2006 4-17-2006 7-3-2006 9-18-2006 10-26-2006 11-27-2006 Absentee Voting Ends 1-14-2006 (noon) 3-25-2006 (noon) 4-22-2006 (noon) 7-8-2006 (noon) 9-23-2006 (noon) 10-31-2006 (noon) 12-2-2006 (noon)     * Advance one week in accordance with R.S. 18:402(G)     ** Advance one week in accordance with R.S. 18:467.1 Note: Dates are subject to change by the legislature.
Please click here for a PDF version of the Orleans Parish election schedule. Election Schedule For Orleans Parish Date of Election April 22 May 20 July 15 Sept. 30 * Nov. 7 Dec. 9 Type of Election Municipal/Parochial Primary Municipal/Parochial General Propositions Only Open Primary Open General/ Congressional Congressinal Runoffs/Tie Deadline: Specials n/a n/a n/a 7-14-2006 n/a n/a Deadline: Propositions n/a n/a 5-30-2006 7-21-2006 9-22-2006 n/a Qualifying Dates 3-1-2006 to  3-3-2006  n/a n/a 8-9-2006 to 8-11-2006 ** 8-9-2006 to 8-11-2006 ** n/a Last Day to Register to Vote 3-22-2006 4-19-2006 6-14-2006 8-30-2006 10-9-2006 11-8-2006 Absentee Voting Begins 4-10-2006 5-8-2006 7-3-2006 9-18-2006 10-26-2006 11-27-2006 Absentee Voting Ends 4-15-2006 (4:30 pm) 5-13-2006 (noon) 7-8-2006 (4:30 pm) 9-23-2006 (noon) 10-31-2006 (4:30 pm) 12-2-2006 (noon)     * Advance one week in accordance with R.S. 18:402(G)     ** Advance one week in accordance with R.S. 18:467.1 Note: Dates are subject to change by the legislature.

READ FULL TEXTS OF AMENDMENTS AND PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED UPON

Full texts of constitutional amendments and propositions scheduled in an election can be read in our online directory when the data becomes available. Go to the Constitutional Amendments & Propositions Page for more information. Information from previous election is also available.

GET ELECTIONS RESULTS ONLINE

Polls close at 8 PM for all elections in Louisiana. Complete up-to-the-minute returns are available from our online Elections Returns Database as soon as they are transmitted electronically by local elections officials to our elections system in Baton Rouge. If you encounter a problem accessing the database page, turn off caching proxy, set your firewall to accept Port 8090 and domain name sos.louisiana.gov . See Help Page for more information.

VOTERS CAN CALL 800 NUMBER TO CHECK ON PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

Any voter who casts a provisional ballot in a recent Federal election and wants to know if it was counted should contact Frances Sims, Nancy Underwood or Angie Bouy with the Secretary of State Elections Division at 1-800-883-2805. Voters should wait at least seven days after a Federal election to call, and should be prepared with their provisional ballot number. Recent statistics for provisional votes counted are available on the Voter Registration and Statistics Page. See Voter Turnout Section.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE 

Visit the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration / Federal Register web site to learn how the votes are cast by the Electoral College for Presidential Elections. View a list of all Louisiana electors in the November 2004 Presidential Election HERE.

VOTING  and  REGISTRATION  INFORMATION 

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Louisiana statutes require you to be registered 30 days prior to an election to be eligible to vote in that particular election. Refer to the Schedule of Elections on this page for registration dates. Registration can be made in person at local Registrar of Voters offices, or an application can be submitted via mail to a Registrar of Voters office. In addition, if you are seeking services at designated mandated sites, voter registration may be offered to you. For example, a person can register when renewing a driver's license. Call first to be sure. Here are the mandated sites: Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicle offices; Louisiana Department of Social Services offices and WIC offices, Food Stamp offices, and Medicaid offices; Offices serving persons with disabilities, such as the Deaf Action Centers and Independent Living offices; and Armed Forces Recruitment offices.

Visit the Voter Registration page for more information.

ABSENTEE VOTING

Voters who want to cast an absentee ballot for any election may do so in person at local Registrar of Voters offices from twelve days to six days prior to any scheduled election. Refer to the Schedule of Elections on this page for Absentee Voting dates.

When you go to the Registrar's office to cast your vote, be sure to take a driver's license, a Louisiana Special ID, or some other generally recognized picture ID. By law, absentee voting in person shall be conducted from 12 days to 6 days prior to any scheduled election. The Registrars will maintain regular office hours, remaining open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on Saturday for some elections. Check with your local Registrar's office for the schedule.

Applications for a mail-in absentee ballot may also be processed for persons who:

1. are members of the United States Armed Service as defined in R.S. 18:1302 or a spouse or dependent thereof;
2. are students, instructors, or professors in an institution of higher learning located outside of their parish of registration, and live outside of their parish by reason thereof, or spouses or dependents accompanying and residing therewith;
3. are ministers, priests, rabbis, or other members of the clergy assigned to a religious post outside of their parish of registration, or spouses or dependents accompanying and residing therewith;
4. are or expect to be temporarily outside the territorial limits of the state or outside of their parish of registration during the absentee voting period and on election day;
5. have moved their residences to another parish more than 100 miles from the parish seat of their former residence after voter registration books closed;
6. are involuntarily confined in an institution for mental treatment outside of their registration parish and who are not interdicted and not judicially declared incompetent;
7. are residing outside the United States;
8. expect to be hospitalized on election day and either were hospitalized or expect to be hospitalized during the absentee voting in person period, or did not learn that they would be hospitalized until after the absentee voting in person period expired, or were hospitalized and released but restricted to bed by their physician during absentee voting in person and on election day;
9. expect to be out of their precinct upon the waters of the state both during the absentee voting period and on election day because of their employment or occupation (e.g., working offshore);
10. are approved for the Special Handicap Program and are living at home, not in a nursing home; or
11. are incarcerated in an institution inside or outside their parish of registration and are not under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony.

Sample ballots will be available online for all Louisiana elections.

Visit the Absentee Voting Page for complete information regarding the rules and regulations for absentee voting in-person and by mail.

GET SAMPLE BALLOTS ONLINE  

The Precinct Ballot Database is a popular addition to our site and enables voters anywhere in the state to view and print individual precinct level ballots for elections. In order to use the The Precinct Ballot Database a voter must know the local ward and precinct number to enter which can be found on Voter Registration cards or by using our Polling Place Locator (by clicking the button below).

For post election vote totals, the Elections Results Database provides up-to-the-minute returns soon after the polls close. See Help Page for more information.

VOTING HOURS ARE FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM FOR LOUISIANA ELECTIONS

Louisiana's elections laws provide for in-person voting on election day to take place at the designated polling places from 6 AM to 8 PM.

A REMINDER TO VOTERS — TAKE PICTURE ID TO POLLS 

When you go to the polls to cast your vote in an election, be sure to take a driver's license, a Louisiana Special ID, or some other generally recognized picture ID. Voters who have no picture ID and bring only a utility bill, payroll check or government document that includes their name and address will have to sign an affidavit furnished by the Elections Division in order to vote. Should any problems or questions arise, the principal office of the Registrar of Voters in each parish will be open from 6 AM until 9 PM on election day.

PROVISIONAL VOTING 

On October 29, 2002, the "Help America Vote Act of 2002," (HAVA), Pub. L. No. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1666 (2002), 42 U.S.C. 15301 was signed into law. The legislation aims to improve the administration of elections in the United States, and part of the law deals with "provisional voting." Louisiana is in compliance with the provisional voting requirements of HAVA and legislation was passed in the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature to provide for provisional voting. Act 423 of 2003 Regular Legislative Session implements provisional voting in Louisiana only in elections for federal office.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU VOTE IN THE PRECINCT AND PARISH WHERE YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE. A PERSON MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE PARISH WHERE HE VOTES AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE FOR HIS PROVISIONAL BALLOT TO BE COUNTED.

If you are in the parish where you are registered to vote and you are voting at the wrong precinct, you will be given a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only. You will not be permitted to vote on the state, local, or municipal offices; propositions; or constitutional amendments.

If you are in a precinct that is not in the parish where you are registered to vote, you will be given a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only. You will not be permitted to vote on the state, local, or municipal offices; propositions; or constitutional amendments.

If you are not registered to vote in Louisiana, and you enter a precinct to vote, you will be given a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only. You will not be permitted to vote on the state, local, or municipal offices; propositions; or constitutional amendments.

If you have the designation "MAIL 1ST TIME FEDERAL ELECTION" by your name in the precinct register, you will be required to cast a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only if you do not present to the commissioner a current and valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address. If you are required to vote a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only, you will be required to sign a voter identification affidavit and you will be permitted to vote on the voting machine on the state, local, or municipal offices; propositions; or constitutional amendments.

IF YOU CAST A PAPER PROVISIONAL BALLOT FOR FEDERAL OFFICES ONLY, YOUR PROVISIONAL BALLOT MAY OR MAY NOT BE COUNTED.

A PERSON MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE PARISH WHERE HE VOTES AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE FOR HIS PROVISIONAL BALLOT TO BE COUNTED.

CALL 800 NUMBER TO CHECK ON PROVISIONAL BALLOTS — STATISTICS AVAILABLE ONLIINE

Any voter who casts a provisional ballot in a recent election and wants to know if it was counted should contact Frances Sims, Nancy Underwood or Angie Bouy with the Secretary of State Elections Division at 1-800-883-2805. Voters should wait at least seven days after an election to call, and should be prepared with their provisional ballot number.

Recent statistics for provisional votes counted are available on the Statistics Page. See Voter Turnout Section..

HANDICAPPED ACCESS INFORMATION

Handicapped Access Information - This information is provided as a guide for the election officials who are directly involved in the Special Program for Physically Handicapped Voters, for the individuals who wish to participate in the program, and for any other individual who may have an interest in the law. The special program was established by Acts 1983, No. 500, to enable certain physically handicapped voters the opportunity to participate in the electoral process. It will enable these voters to vote absentee by mail or in person at nursing homes if they meet the requirements set forth in Chapter 7A of the Louisiana Election Code.

THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (NVRA)

The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) The was passed by Congress in 1993. The Commissioner of Elections was designated the chief election official to be responsible for the coordination of the state's duties under the NVRA, working closely with the Louisiana Legislature to comply with the federal mandate and to have Act 10 of the Third Extraordinary Session of 1994 adopted, maintaining a single voter registration system for Louisiana elections. The main intent of Act 10 was to encourage voter registration by providing new and innovative ways to register to vote. The Act mandated three new intake programs: mail, motor voter, and agency-based registration. These programs not only bring new voters into the election process, but they also bring new people to the task of registration administration.

ELECTIONS  RETURNS  AND  STATISTICS

GET CURRENT ELECTIONS RESULTS ONLINE

Polls close at 8 PM for all elections in Louisiana. Complete up-to-the-minute returns are available from our online Elections Returns Database as soon as they are transmitted electronically by local elections officials to our elections system in Baton Rouge. If you encounter a problem accessing the database page, turn off caching proxy, set your firewall to accept Port 8090 and domain name sos.louisiana.gov . See Help Page for more information.

Election Night Results Maps at the GCR & Associates, Inc. site are frequently updated and show who is leading in statewide races, with results available by parish, down to the precinct level.

GET PREVIOUS "ARCHIVED" ELECTIONS RESULTS ONLINE

The same online Elections Returns Database can be used to access archived results for previous elections going back as far as 1991. Select the date from the drop down menu or use the "Archived" button at the bottom of the database page for more options.

ZIP files of previous elections are also available. See After An Election .

STATISTICS 

Visit the Statistics Page for detailed information about the following reports.

• Voter Turnout for Recent Elections lists vote totals and number of active and inactive voters in each parish.
• Weekly Registration Statistics
• Quarterly Statistics
• Post Election Statistics
• Purchase Voter Lists

INFORMATION  FOR  AND  ABOUT  CANDIDATES 

QUALIFYING

• Fees/Nominating Petitions to Qualify for Office
• Qualifications of Candidates for Office
• Notice of Candidacy Qualifying Form QF42
• Agent Affidavit Form AA
• Notice of Withdrawal Form

CANDIDATE INFORMATION

• Candidate Database - search candidate information
• ZIP File of All Candidates - includes name, address, party affiliation data.
• Candidate Qualifying Period for April 22, 2006 Orleans Parish Elections is March 1-3, 2006 at the Morial Convention Center at 900 Convention Blvd, Hall A (enter from Julia St.) New Orleans, La. Phone: 504-813-3791.
• The qualifying fee for Civil and Criminal Sheriff, Civil and Criminal Clerk of Court, Assessor, and Coroner is $225.00; for Democratic and Republican candidates, add the State Central Committee Fee of $112.50 and the Parish Executive Committee fee of $112.50 (for a total of $450.00).
• The qualifying fee for Mayor and Council is $375.00; for Democratic and Republican candidates, add the State Central Committee Fee of $187.50 and the Parish Executive Committee fee of $187.50 (for a total of $750.00).
• Payment may be by cash, certified or cashier’s check on a state or national bank or credit union, U. S. Postal money order, or a money order issued by a state or national bank or credit union.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS, LOBBYISTS AND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES

• Campaign Finance Reports - including reports from incumbent statewide elected officials for the 1995 General Election cycle are available for on-line viewing at The Louisiana Ethics Administration Program. In addition, lists of registered lobbyists and political action committees are available.
• Federal Elections Commission Web Site - has copies of actual financial disclosure reports filed by House, Senate and Presidential campaigns, Parties and PACs from 1993 to the present.

POLITICAL PARTY REGISTRATION

• The Recognition of Political Parties Act 889 of 2004, effective January 1, 2005, authorizes a political party to be recognized 90 days prior to the opening of the qualifying period for any election under certain circumstances.

HAVA  -  THE  HELP  AMERICA  VOTE  ACT  OF  2002 

ABOUT THE NEW LAW

On October 29, 2002, President Bush signed into law the "Help America Vote Act of 2002," (HAVA), Pub. L. No. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1666 (2002), 42 U.S.C. 15301 to 15545. The legislation aims to improve the administration of elections in the United States, primarily through three means:

• creating a new federal agency to serve as a clearinghouse for election administration information
  
• providing funds to states to improve election administration and replace outdated voting systems
  
• creating minimum standards for states to follow in several key areas of election administration

Visit the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) Page for complete information concerning the implementation of this law.

OTHER  INFORMATION

• Constitutional Amendments & Propositions Text Files
  
  
• Database Index - includes a list of all Elections related databases.
  
  
• Public Notices

ELECTION  LINKS

Visit the web sites in the Elections Links Section for information concerning citizenship, government, voting, elections, political parties, and other elections-related topics.

The Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State moved to new offices in December 2003 located behind the Louisiana State Archives at 3851 Essen Lane. The new location at 8549 United Plaza Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 provides easy access for the public with ample off street parking. Click here for a map

Louisiana Secretary of State
Elections Division
P. O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
Telephone: (225) 922-0900
E-MAIL: elections@sos.louisiana.gov