There will be 16 offices up for election in the the Oct. 12 Gubernatorial Primary Election. The runoff is scheduled Nov. 16.
Offices are the ballot include:
Governor;
Lt . Governor;
Secretary of State;
Attorney General;
Treasurer;
Commissioner of Agriculture;
Commissioner of Insurance;
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education;
State Senator;
State Representative;
Sheriff;
Clerk of Court;
Assessor;
Coroner;
Parish President; and
Parish Council members.
The qualifying period is Aug. 6 to 8. Local candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish in which they are registered to vote. State candidates qualify in the executive offices of Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin at 8585 Archives Ave. in Baton Rouge between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
For the Oct. 12 election, the deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Sept. 11.
The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Sept. 21.
Early voting is Sept. 28 to Oct. 5 (except Sunday, Sept. 29) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is Oct. 8 by 4:30 p.m. You can request an absentee by mail ballot online through our Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office (other than military and overseas voters).
The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted mail ballot is Oct. 11 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).