LA · How to vote
Voting in Louisiana.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Louisiana Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Louisiana Secretary of State — Elections
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Louisiana requires a photo ID. Accepted: LA driver's license, LA special ID, US military ID. Voters without ID may sign an affidavit.
VOTE BY MAIL
Absentee voting available with a valid excuse or through early voting at registrar offices.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Official action — LA
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Louisiana system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Single-stop portal. Name + DOB.
Statewide→
Register / update online
LA DL or state ID + last 4 SSN. 20-day pre-election deadline (online); 30-day for paper.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Address-based. GeauxVote mobile app same data.
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-voter sample ballot, populated ~3 weeks pre-election.
County
Request a mail ballot
Online request via voter portal; submitted to PARISH Registrar of Voters. EXCUSE REQUIRED (age 65+, military, etc.).
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Status surfaces in voter portal.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Searchable candidate DB across all elections.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Six constitutional amendments certified for Nov 2026 (per 2025 lege session, June 9-12).
Statewide→
Live + past results
Graphical Election Results. CSV export. Mobile-friendly.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Jungle primary 2026-11-03, runoff 2026-12-05. **2026 US House primary suspended 2026-04-30 by Gov. Landry following SCOTUS Callais ruling.**
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Louisiana
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-05-16Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-05-16Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-05-16Registration — State PrimaryReturn by Email or Fax: Received by
2026-05-16Registration — State PrimaryReturn by Online: Received by
2026-05-16Registration — State PrimaryReturn by Mail: Postmarked by
2026-06-27Ballot Request — State Primary RunoffReceived by
2026-06-27Ballot Return — State Primary RunoffReceived by
2026-06-27Registration — State Primary RunoffReturn by Mail: Postmarked by
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