VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK BEGINS AUGUST 23
BATON ROUGE, La.—Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is joining registrars of voters across the state the week of August 23 – 27, 2021 to host Voter Registration Week activities aimed at registering Louisiana citizens to vote.This year, the Cameron Registrar of Voters Office will hold voter registra.tion events on 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th at Grand Lake Library, 10200 Gulf Hwy, Grand Lake, La. 70607 and all week at the main office in Cameron at 148 Smith Circle, Cameron, La. 70631.
“The first step to participating in the electoral process is registering tovote,” Secretary Ardoin said.
“This fall, Louisianians will choose statewide leaders as well as vote for a host of local and municipal races, constitutional amendments and prop.ositions. Make sure you get registered so you can Geaux Vote on Election Day!”
Citizens with a valid Louisiana driver’slicense or Louisiana Special IDcard can register online 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any lo.cation by visiting https://voterportal.sos.la.gov. Louisiana residents canalso register in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office, when they apply for or renew their driver’s license at any Office of Motor Vehicles or when obtaining services at public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices. Citizens wishing to register by mail can download and print the application from our website at GeauxVote.com, or complete an application found at public libraries or through registration drives. To register and vote in Louisiana individuals must:
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be a U.S. citizen;
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be at least 17 years old (16 years old if registering in person at the
Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles) to register and 18 years old prior to the next election to vote;
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not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony o,if under such an order not have been incarcerated pursuant to theunder an order of imprisonment related to a felony conviction forelection fraud or any other election offense pursuant to La. R.S. 18:1461.2;
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not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights;
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be a resident in the state and parish in which you seek to registerand vote;
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apply at least 20 days prior to an election if registering online or
30 days prior to an election if registering in person or by mail. The deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Wednesday, Sept.
8.The deadline to register to vote online is Saturday, Sept. 18. For more information about elections and voting, contact the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 800.883.2805 or elections@sos.la.gov.
RUN: Aug. 19 AU-15