Early voting for the March 23rd presidential preference primary begins tomorrow (Saturday). Secretary of State Nancy Landry says Democrats and Republicans will only be allowed to vote for presidential candidates in their respective party.
“The party primaries are closed party primaries and that happens every four years. And so we always have people who are a little surprised by that when they come in so we want to remind everybody.”
But the presidential primary is not the only item on the ballot as there are local elections in 24 parishes in which all voters may cast their ballots regardless of party.
Landry expects a 20 – 25 percent of voter turnout for this election. A higher turnout is expected for the hotly contested Caddo Parish Sheriff race.
“There’s been a lot of issues surrounding that race. There’s a lot of interest among the voters. And because it was so close the last time-it was a one vote difference. You know we expect higher turnout there and a lot of effort by the candidates to drive that turnout.”
Location hours are 8:30 am until 6 pm and ballots can be cast until March 16th, except for Sunday.
Landry says if you need to know where to go for early voting, they’ve got all the info you need at geauxvote.com.
President Joe Biden has already locked up the Democratic Party’s nomination and former President Donald Trump has secured the Republican Party’s nomination. Landry still expects Republicans and Democrats to have their voices heard.
“You know it is kind of already in the bag I think but they still want to come out vote and express their opinion on who they think the nominee should be.”
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