Louisiana breaks in-person early voting record
Published 9:24 am Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Residents take the time to vote Tuesday at poling stations in Lake Charles. (Rick Hickman / American Press)
Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said the state has broken its previous in-person early voting record set in 2020.
Between Oct. 18-29, 849,784 voters cast their ballots early in-person, versus the 817,957 who did so in 2020.
In total, 960,561 Louisiana voters cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election, including absentee ballots returned.
Louisiana also broke the single-day in-person record on the final day of early voting, with 103,456 Louisianans voting on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The previous record was 99,004 on the final day of early voting in 2020.
“I’m pleased that so many Louisianans have already made their voices heard in this election,” Sec. Landry said.
She said those who did not take advantage of early voting can still vote on Election Day, Nov. 5, between 6 a.m.- 8 p.m.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, and the deadline to return an absentee ballot is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4.
Voters are encouraged to download the free Geaux Vote Mobile app or visit GeauxVote.com to find their polling place and view their sample ballot.
