Louisiana

Requirements

  • be a U.S. citizen;

  • reside in the state and parish in which you seek to register; and

  • be 17 years old (16 years old if registering in person at the Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles), but must be 18 years old to vote;

  • not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony or, if under such an order not have been incarcerated pursuant to the order within the last five years and not be under an order of imprisonment related to a felony conviction for election fraud or any other election offense pursuant to La. R.S. 18:1461.2;

  • not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights;

  • must be registered at least 20 days prior to an election if registering through our GeauxVote Online Registration System with a Louisiana driver's license or Louisiana special ID card or 30 days prior to an election if registering in person or by mail to be eligible to vote in that particular election. If mailing in an application, the application or envelope must be postmarked 30 days prior to the first election in which you seek to vote.

https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/RegisterToVote/Pages/default.aspx

Voter Registration Forms

Online

English

Español (Spanish)

Absentee Ballot

Request Mail-in Ballot

Election Info

ID Required: Yes

Same-Day Registration: No

Deadlines

New Voter Registration

  • Request for Postal Ballot: Post received by Mon Oct 5, 2020

  • Request for Online Ballot: by Tue Oct 13, 2020

  • In-Person Request: by Mon Oct 5, 2020

Absentee Ballot Request: Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:30pm CDT

Absentee Ballot Return: Mon Nov 2, 2020 4:30pm CST

Early Voting: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:30am CDT - Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:00pm CDT