Early voting

This is the first significant election where early voting is occurring in Eunice and the results are encouraging, according to Cheryl Milburn, St. Landry Parish registrar of voters.
“I know since I’ve been registrar we never had that many people in one day,” she said.
There were 777 early votes cast on Tuesday, the first day of early voting for the Nov. 6 election. There were 100 votes cast at the poll in the Eunice Municipal Complex on Tuesday.
“I got two phone calls from residents who thanked me for getting that office set up in Eunice,” she said.
Milburn attributed the increased early voting to the voting occurring in Eunice.
The municipal election in Eunice is helping drive turnout at the Eunice poll, she said.
The poll at Eunice was done especially for older voters, she said. Previously, Eunice voters had to go to the Opelousas to cast early votes.
Milburn, Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux and state election officials set up the satellite early voting site in Eunice.
“We would sometimes have more persons from Eunice come here to early voting than locally around here,” she said of the early voting poll at the courthouse in Opelousas.
According to the Secretary of State’s website, there are 6,215 people registered to vote in the Eunice muncipal election.
A sample ballot is on Page 5.
Any registered voter from St. Landry Parish can vote at the Eunice poll.
Early voting continues from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 30 except Sunday, Oct. 28.
The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is Nov. 2 by 4:30 p.m. Voters 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 Nov. 5 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
The runoff election is scheduled Dec. 8.
The deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Nov. 7.
The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is Nov. 17.
Early voting is from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 24 through Dec. 1 (except Sunday, Nov. 25).
The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is Dec. 4 by 4:30 p.m. Voters can request an absentee by mail ballot online through the Voter Portal or in writing through a local Registrar of Voters Office (other than military and overseas voters).
The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted mail ballot is Dec. 7 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).