The May 16th primary is about two months away, and Secretary of State Nancy Landry is urging voters to check their party affiliation on their voter registration. Landry says the May 16th primary is closed, which means only registered Republican voters or no-party voters can vote in the Republican primary, and only registered Democrats or no-party voters can vote in the Democratic primary.
“Go to GeauxVote.com or the GeauxVote mobile app and make sure you’re registered with the party you want to be affiliated with,” Landry said.
Landry says no-party voters can declare on the day they vote if they want to vote in the Republican or the Democratic primary.
“If you’re a no-party voter when you go to vote, the commissioner will ask you which ballot you want. Do you want the Republican ballot, the Democratic ballot or the no-party-ballot?” Landry explained.
The Senate Republican primary is expected to go into a run-off, which will be held on June 27th. Landry says if you vote in the Democratic primary in May, you can’t switch and vote in the Republican primary in June.
“You have to stick with the same party from May and June. But then, in the November general election, the winners of the primaries advance to the November election. Then you can vote for whoever you want. It’s regular open general election,” Landry said.
The deadline to register for the May 16th primary election is April 15th in person or by mail. April 25th is the deadline to do it at GeauxVote.com.
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