MOBILE VOTER REGISTRATION MAY 1- 18 at Caddo Libraries

The Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters office will conduct mobile voter registration at Shreve Memorial Library branches in the parish between May 1 – May 18. Any Caddo resident who wishes to register to vote, change their voter record or inquire about the upcoming Presidential election schedule can do so at a mobile site near them.

Citizens will need their identification and proof of residency in Caddo Parish to apply to register to vote. You can also register to vote online here. For information on voter registration or mobile voter registration sites, please call 226-6891.

April 21st Election Update

Here are some scattered notes about Saturday’s proposition election…

273 voted “in person” during early voting, 742 ballots have been received back in the mail through Wednesday.. here is the breakdown: 503 Democrats, 436 Republicans and 76 other/ no party voters…744 are white, 260 are black and 11 others have voted or returned ballots. All early votes are counted by the Board of Election Supervisors starting on Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m.) at the Registrar’s office and released no earlier than 8:00 p.m. on election night.
 
Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. on election day at the regular polling sites. If you are unsure where to vote, go to caddovoter.org and click on “Where Do I Vote?” or call 226-6891.
 
ALL registered voters in Caddo are eligible to vote on the parish wide propostions. Some voters in North Caddo are eligible to vote on the Fire District and/ or the hospital proposition. Both of these are district elections.

ALL CADDO BALLOTS HAVE BEEN MAILED FOR APRIL 21st ELECTION

All of the mail out ballots requested for the April 21st election were mailed prior to the start of early voting. There were 2072 ballots mailed by Thursday, April 5th by the Caddo Registrar of Voters staff. Caddo routinely has the most ballots to mail out of all the parishes in Louisiana.
 
Civilian ballots must be returned by the day before the election while military ballots may be received up until the close of polls.

EARLY VOTING- CADDO PARISH

April 21st Election- Parishwide Propositions    

Early voting for the April 21st election will be held at the Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters office, 525 Marshall, Suite 103 in downtown Shreveport across from the Caddo Parish Court House during the following dates and times:

Saturday, April 7th – Saturday, April 14th
(Closed Sunday, April 8th)
8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

All registered voters in Caddo Parish will be eligible to vote on the parish wide propositions and voters in some North Caddo precincts will vote on the Fire District # 7 and/or a hospital district proposition.

Voters should bring proof of identity such as a driver’s license, governmental i.d., etc. For further info go to caddovoter.org or call 226-6891.

Registration dates, Primary dates & upcoming local elections

February 22nd is the last day to register to vote or make changes to your voter record in Caddo parish to be effective for the March 24th Presidential Preference primary.  You can check your current voter information on this website and submit changes through the “Online Voter Registration” button.
 
The March 24th election is a CLOSED PARTY PRIMARY when it comes to the Presidential Preference primary and parish- state party elections. Democrats can only vote on the candidates of the Democratic party and Republicans can only vote on the candidates of the Republican party. There is no open primary voting for the party elections and no crossover voting from other parties allowed. Voters who are registered as no party, other party or Libertarians, Green or Reform party will not be eligible to vote in the Presidential Preference primary at all. Some no party or so called independent voters are always confused in this type of election and think they can pick a party to cast a ballot. No party voters will not be eligible to vote in the Presidential Preference primary.
 
The only jurisdiction in Caddo parish with a local election is Greenwood with an alderman at large spot. That town election will be open primary on March 24th but the rest of the election in Greenwood will be a closed primary. Voters will be “locked out” on the electronic machines as necessary based on their party affiliation in Greenwood.
You can change your party, register to vote or change your address or name online at caddovoter.org. If you wish to make changes in person, you can come by the Caddo Registrar of Voters office at 525 Marshall, Suite # 103 across from the courthouse in downtown Shreveport at the corner of Milam and Marshall between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday- Friday. You can call 226-6891 and forms can be mailed to you but no changes can be accepted over the phone. All applications must be postmarked by February 22nd in the case of mail in applications.