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Official voter resources

Make your Louisiana voting plan

Use Louisiana's official election services to register, confirm absentee eligibility, request or return an absentee ballot, plan early voting, review identification rules, and find Election Day information.

First steps

Start with these three actions

Step 1

Register or update your record

October 5 is the deadline to register in person, by mail, or at an Office of Motor Vehicles location. A mailed application must be postmarked by the deadline. October 13 is the deadline to register through the GeauxVote Online Registration System, which requires a Louisiana driver's license or special identification card.

Step 2

Plan early voting

Early voting is October 20 through October 27, excluding Sunday, October 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Check the official portal or local registrar for the correct early voting location.

Step 3

Check absentee eligibility and deadlines

Louisiana requires an eligible reason to vote by mail. For voters subject to the standard deadline, an absentee request is due October 30 by 4:30 p.m., and the registrar must receive the voted ballot by November 2 at 4:30 p.m. Military, overseas, and certain hospitalized voters have separate rules and should use the official guidance.

October 5in-person and mail registration deadline
October 13online registration deadline
October 20-27early voting period
6 a.m. to 8 p.m.Election Day poll hours
Dated checklist

Election timeline

  1. In-person, mail, and OMV registration deadline

    This is the deadline to register in person, by mail, or at an Office of Motor Vehicles location. A mailed application must be postmarked by the deadline.

  2. Online registration deadline

    This is the deadline to register through the GeauxVote Online Registration System.

  3. Early voting begins

    Early voting begins at 8:30 a.m. It runs through October 27, excluding Sunday, October 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  4. Early voting ends

    This is the final day of the statewide early voting period.

  5. Standard absentee ballot request deadline

    This deadline applies to voters other than military and overseas voters. Official absentee guidance also provides a later request rule for eligible hospitalized voters.

  6. Standard absentee ballot receipt deadline

    The registrar of voters must receive a voted absentee ballot by this deadline, other than ballots covered by military and overseas rules.

  7. General Election Day

    Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters in line at 8 p.m. are allowed to vote.

Check the current rule: Bring a Louisiana driver's license, Louisiana special identification card, LA Wallet digital driver's license, a United States military identification card with name and picture, or another generally recognized picture identification card with name and signature. A voter without photo identification may complete a Voter Identification Affidavit and is subject to challenge. Louisiana requires an eligible reason to vote absentee by mail. Military, overseas, and certain hospitalized voters should follow their separate official procedures and deadlines.
On the ballot

10 statewide constitutional amendments

The Louisiana Secretary of State's official November 3, 2026 document lists 10 proposed constitutional amendments. The summaries below track the official ballot questions; read the complete official language before voting.

  • Proposed Amendment No. 1: disabled veteran surviving spouse exemption transferWould allow the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran with a service-connected disability who receives the additional property tax exemption to make a one-time transfer of that additional exemption to a subsequent qualifying property. Effective January 1, 2027.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 2: local millage adjustment authorityWould allow a local taxing authority to continue levying a lower millage rate without losing its ability to adjust to the maximum authorized millage rate from a prior year's reassessment. Effective January 1, 2027.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 3: post-conviction bailWould prohibit release on any post-conviction bail for a defendant convicted of an aggravated offense against a minor child.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 4: lifetime governor term limitWould prohibit a person who has served more than one and one-half terms as governor from being elected governor for any future term.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 5: retirement system unfunded liabilityWould allow a state retirement system to apply nonrecurring state money it receives to any of its unfunded accrued liability instead of requiring application to its oldest unfunded accrued liability.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 6: senior property tax exemptionWould authorize parishes and municipalities to extend an additional property tax exemption for homestead property owned and occupied by a person who is at least 65 and qualifies for the special assessment level. Effective January 1, 2028.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 7: drinking water utility service linesWould allow a political subdivision to use public funds to identify, inventory, remove, or replace drinking water utility service lines on customer-owned property when the lines are made of or affected by materials covered by the specified federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 8: expropriation by foreign adversariesWould prohibit expropriation of property by a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 9: special assessment income limitWould increase the maximum income a person may receive and still qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption. Effective January 1, 2027.
  • Proposed Amendment No. 10: rehabilitated blighted propertyWould allow property tax exemptions for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated and require the legislature to enact laws administering the exemptions. Effective January 1, 2027.
View official ballot-measure information
Judicial retention

No judicial contest decided by all Louisiana voters

The official candidate inquiry lists Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, district court, and other judicial offices by district, circuit, election section, division, parish, or municipality. None is decided by all Louisiana voters, so the statewide judicial count in this guide is zero.

Check the official office list
Official instructions

Use GeauxVote for your precinct ballot and polling place

Louisiana's official voter services provide registration, absentee, early voting, polling-place, and sample-ballot information. Use your precinct sample ballot to confirm every district, local contest, and proposition that applies to your address.

Open the official sample ballot page
Official starting points

Official voter links

November 3, 2026 election informationOfficial registration deadlines, early voting dates and hours, absentee deadlines, and Election Day poll hours.2026 election calendarOfficial statewide election schedule and milestone dates.Voter registration FAQsOfficial registration methods, timing rules, and mail postmark guidance.Early voting FAQsOfficial early voting identification and location guidance.Absentee voting FAQsOfficial eligibility categories, application methods, exception rules, and return guidance.Election Day FAQsOfficial poll hours, voter identification, line-closing rule, and no-write-in rule.November 3 constitutional amendmentsOfficial ballot language and act references for all 10 statewide amendments.

Dates checked October 1, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.