2010 CADDO PARISH CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Tuesday, May 4^th – 5:30 p.m.
Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters Office
525 Marshall, Suite # 103
 
Anyone who is interested in being a candidate for public office for elections in Shreveport or Caddo Parish this year is invited to attend the Caddo Parish candidate seminar. It is non-political and non-partisan and will include topics such as: qualifying for office, early voting, voter lists, absentee voting by mail, deadlines, poll watchers, district maps, and laws pertaining to candidates. The seminar is free but reservations are encouraged. Please call 226-6891 for reservations and information. The offices involved in the seminar are the Registrar of Voters, Clerk of Court and Board of Election Supervisors.

The number of registered voters who will be eligible for the March 27th, Ward 3, Special Election to fill the Justice of the Peace unexpired term is:
 
Total Voters: 12,142
 
Whites:           9,882
Blacks:            1,842
Other:               418
 
Democrats:       4,661
Republicans:      4,503
Other/ No party: 2,978
 
Ward 3 includes rural areas north of Shreveport, in the Blanchard and Mooringsport area. Only voters OUTSIDE of Shreveport in Ward 3 are eligible to vote. Voters inside Blanchard and Mooringsport ARE eligible to vote.

The Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters office will conduct voter registration at Shreve Memorial branch libraries in Caddo Parish. The schedule starts March 8^th and runs through June 22^nd.
 
Citizens may register to vote, change their address, party affiliation or name at any location. Mail-in registration cards will also be available, too. Citizens should bring identification such as a drivers license, military or governmental identification and proof of residency in Caddo Parish.
 
Upcoming elections in the fall include U.S. Senate, Congress, Mayor and City Council of Shreveport and Caddo Parish School Boards.
 
Upcoming sites for voter registration at Shreve Memorial library branch locations include:
 
March 8th- North Shreveport Branch- 4844 N. Market Street- 4-6 p.m.
 
March 10th- North Caddo Branch- 615 North Pine Street in Vivian, La – 4-6 p.m.
 
March 12th – West Shreveport Branch- 4380 Pines Rd. – 4- 6 p.m.
 
March 22nd- Mooretown Branch – 4360 Hollywood Avenue – 4 -6 p.m.
 
March 24th – Cedar Grove/ Line Avenue Branch – 8303 Line Avenue – 4- 6 p.m.
 
March 26th – Broadmoor Branch – 1212 Captain Shreve Drive – 4 – 6 p.m.
 
March 29th – Hamilton/ South Caddo Branch- 2111 Bert Kouns Loop – 4- 6 p.m.

March 31st – Hollywood/ Union Ave Branch – 2105 Hollywood Avenue 4 – 6 p.m.
 
April 1st – Wallette Branch – 363 Hearne Avenue- 4- 6 p.m.
  
April 6th – David Raines Branch – 2055 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive – 4 -6 p.m.
 
April 9th- North Shreveport Branch – 4844 North Market Street – 4 – 6 p.m.
 
Other locations will extend mobile voter registration at library branches through June 22nd. Call 226-6891 for a complete schedule.

The Secretary of State has issued legal notice that Sherri I. Naquin has withdrawn as a candidate in the March 27th special election for ward 3, Justice of the Peace. The withdrawal was received after all the ballots were printed. The candidate’s name will appear on the ballots during early voting and on election day. Any votes cast for the candidate who withdrew will NOT be counted. Notices will be placed at the polls and during early voting at the Registrar of Voters office to inform voters of the situation.

The dates and times for early voting for the special election for Ward 3, Justice of the Peace will be held at the Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters office, 525 Marshall, Suite 103 in downtown Shreveport. The only voters who will be eligible to vote in the election are voters in ward 3 OUTSIDE of Shreveport.

Here are the dates and times:

Saturday, March 13, closed Sunday, March 14th, Monday, March 15th – Saturday, March 20th from 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. each day. Voters should bring their driver’s license, voter i.d. card or other governmental i.d. for identification purposes. For more information, please call 226-6891.

SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: CADDO VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE 2pm 11-2-09 It was a very successful mobile voter registration drive for Caddo parish that just ended on October 30th, 2009.  

The just-ended registration efforts at the various Shreve Memorial branch libraries prompted Caddo Registrar of Voters Ernie Roberson to remark, “I’m pleased with the amount of changes, new registrations and information conveyed to the public during the 50-stop months-long effort.”
 
Roberson continued, “Voter registration interest is usually cyclical based on the proximity to a major election. Since no major elections were held in 2009, we did not have a major influx of new registrations. However, we did supply a lot of mail in applications for folks to either register or change info on their current registration.”

“Plus we did get a lot of questions about party primaries, elections schedules for next year and address inquiries. All of that pays off in educational value,” Roberson stated.
 
Roberson also was pleased that many voters commented on www.caddovoter.org and are becoming aware of the website for the Registrar’s office. “It is helping us convey more info 24/7 and thats what we want from our website, ” Roberson added.
 
The Registrar’s office is planning another major registration blitz next spring prior to the 2010 elections for U.S. Senator, Congress, Shreveport mayor and City Council with the Caddo School Board. Most of the sites will be Shreve Memorial library locations with other sites being reviewed, too.
 
“Hopefully by next year we will have some more interest and other community organizations helping us with voter registration activities, ” Roberson commented. Such community groups have been succesful in previous years.  Roberson encouraged any groups wanting to work in that realm as non-paid volunteers to contact his office for more info at 226-6891.