On the ballot, this Saturday is a runoff for Secretary of State between two women, Republican Nancy Landry and Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup. Landry has served three terms as State Representative for Lafayette and Vermillion Parishes. Landry says serving as the First Assistant Secretary of State makes her the only candidate with experience running a statewide election…
“As you know the 2024 election is right around the corner, and we just cant afford to have a Secretary of State who needs on-the-job training to conduct that election.”
Landry says if elected she plans to use federal and state dollars in new voting machines that produce a paper copy for voters.
“We would still vote on a touch screen and we would still get our results on election night but it would create a paper backup. And that paper backup allows the voter to verify the accuracy of their vote before they cast their ballot.”
Her opposition is the former clerk of court of East Feliciana Gwen Collins-Greenup. Collins-Greenup says her experience encompasses many dimensions as she’s also an attorney and an accountant. The Democrat says her first priority is replacing old voting machines and upgrading voter registration databases.
“Currently there is the Eric voter system and we can also use the canvas procedure that could help to ensure that people who actually live at that address are the people who are voting.”
Collins-Greenup says she wants to modernize business services, streamline the business filing process, expand business resources, and help combat business identity theft. She plans to improve voter access and work toward increasing voter participation…
“I want to ensure that we don’t have 450 thousand people making decisions for four point six million Louisianans and more importantly I am the only candidate that will protect every eligible Louisiana citizen’s right to vote.”
On Saturday’s ballot, voters will also elect a new Attorney General and Treasurer. Voting polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm.
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