Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) will not seek re-election.
Early voting for the November 13th election wraps up this Saturday. For Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, turn out thus far has been too light for his taste. “We’re open and ready for business and to vote for these constitutional amendments and their municipal elections and propositions from local government,” said Ardoin.
Ardoin doesn’t have an estimate on turnout thus far, but by the end of the election, he expects only about 24 percent of registered voters will bother to have cast their ballots.
He says when it comes to voter turnout, the largest response is expected in the New Orleans area. “Right now it’s Orleans Parish because they have a ton of municipal elections that are drawing more attention and has a more probably campaign activity going on,” said Ardoin.
Topping that activity is the bid by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell who is seeking election to a second term against more than a dozen challengers, none of them viewed as a threat to her candidacy.
Ardoin is hoping for a better than expected turnout despite the lack of hotly contested races around the state since the state has done a lot of advertising, noting the importance of the constitutional amendments on the ballot.
He says, “you know the Constitution is important to our state so I hope that they will weigh these four amendments and vote as they see fit,”
Early voting in Louisiana wraps up at 6 p.m. this Saturday.
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