The November 4, 2014 includes 14 constitutional amendments, which can be viewed by clicking here, and one parishwide proposition, which can be viewed by clicking here.

The following candidates have withdrawn or been disqualified from the November 4, 2014 election:

Justin Ansley, U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District – Ansley’s withdrawal was received prior to the printing of the ballots, and his name WILL NOT appear on any ballots.

Eddie L. Howard, Vivian Alderman, Ward 1 – Howard’s withdrawal was received prior to the printing of the ballots and his name WILL NOT appear on any ballots.

Roy DeSoto, School Board District 9 – DeSoto’s withdrawal was received after the printing of the ballots and his name WILL appear on all ballots, but no votes cast for him will be counted.  Barry Rachal is elected School Board member for District 9 due to the withdrawal of DeSoto, his only opposition.

Debi Johnson, Mooringsport Mayor – Johnson’s withdrawal was received after the printing of the ballots and her name WILL appear on all ballots, but no votes cast for her will be counted.  Ann Holt Dearing is elected Mayor of the Town of Mooringsport due to the withdrawal of Johnson, her only opponent.

Raymond Brown, U.S. Senator – Brown’s disqualification was received after the printing of the ballots and his name WILL appear on all ballots, but no votes cast for him will be counted. 

James Alexander, Mooringsport Chief of Police – Alexander’s withdrawal was received after the printing of the ballots and his name WILL appear on all ballots, but no votes cast for him will be counted. Dale G. Nix, Jr. is elected Chief of Police of the Town of Mooringsport due to the withdrawal of Alexander, his only opponent.

Dock Voorhies, Jr., School Board District 10 – Voorhies’s withdrawal was received after the printing of the ballots and his name WILL appear on all ballots, but no votes cast for him will be counted.  Larry Ramsey is elected School Board member for District 10 due to the withdrawal of Voorhies, his only opposition.

Withdrawal and disqualification notifications were received from the Secretary of State’s office and are available for viewing by clicking on the name and office of the candidate. 

The Voter Participation Center, an independent registration group, has been mailing registration forms to voters.  The forms are NOT from the Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters office nor is the Voter Participation Center associated with the Registrar of Voters office, despite the fact that the mailing address given is the Registrar of Voters office; this only ensures that the Registrar’s office receives the application once it is mailed.  You do NOT have to fill out the form if you are a registered voter.

The Registrar’s office did not provide the mailing list which the Voter Participation Center is using to send their cards.  The list the Center is using appears to be an old list as the Registrar has received complaints from voters that the forms have been mailed to children, who are not of the voting age, and deceased members of their families, who have already been removed from the voter rolls. 

This is typical of the strong drive for voter registration that occurs during Federal elections.

Click here if you wish to check your voter status.

The last day to register to vote or make changes to your voter record for the NOVEMBER 4TH Senate, Congressional, Mayor, City Council, Judicial and other elections is MONDAY, OCTOBER 6th. All applications must be submitted or postmarked by that date. You can register to vote online at caddovoter.org and click “Online Voter Registration”. You will need the audit code from your Louisiana driver’s license or special i.d.

ADVICE to CANDIDATES in the Fall Elections…
1) Qualifying information and questions, call the Clerk of Court in Caddo parish at 226-6788 for dates, times, and fees.
2) Check your current voter registration information at caddovoter.org. Just click on “Am I Registered?” and make sure that your address, party, and district info is what you think it should be. The new Shreveport City Council districts and School Board districts have been updated.
3) Plan on qualifying on one of the first two days of qualifying. In case you do have a problem then, you can get the problem solved before qualifying ends; however, if you check your info now or call the Registrar’s office at 226-6891 for your current address, part,y and district info then, you should not have a problem.

The numbers are now officially in the computer for the newly redistricted Shreveport City Council Districts.  About 11,000 voters of the 128,000+ city voters have seen a change in their district.  The changes were made by the Shreveport City Council.

Starting in late June, new voter information cards will be sent to ONLY the voters who have had changes in their districts.

Here are the demographic breakdowns for each district: