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Early voting for the November 16th run-off begins Saturday, giving voters a chance to weigh in on the two statewide elections left and a slew of local elections. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin recommends using the Geaux Vote app to save yourself time at the booth, not that you’ll have many decisions to make this time around.
“The ballot should be shorter this time. I’ve been told it will be a much quicker ballot to move through so I do not think many lines will be formed,” says Ardoin.
No constitutional amendments are up for a vote, and only the only statewide races remaining are Governor’s race and Secretary of State.
374,000 Louisianans early voted in the primary, a state record. Ardoin is hoping for a repeat performance this time around as well.
“We certainly have been pushing early voting, and I think that chronic and super chronic voters, those that vote every election, have really engaged with early voting and utilized it well,” says Ardoin.
One stat to track as early voting continues: how many voters of each party show up to cast a ballot. Republicans had higher than expected turnout in the primary.
Ardoin says the new early voting machines were a big hit in the primary, and they’ll be rolling them back out for the run-off round.
“Anyone who did not early vote, come and check them out, they’re really cool, they’re bigger and much brighter screens, easier to operate, so we look forward to the experience for each voter,” says Ardoin.
Early voting runs through the 9th.
