Voting Information

Are you registered to vote?

To register to vote you must:

be a U.S. citizen;
be 17 years old (16 years old if registering in person at the Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles), but must be 18 years old to vote;
not be under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony or, if under such an order not have been incarcerated pursuant to the order within the last five years and not be under an order of imprisonment related to a felony conviction for election fraud or any other election offense pursuant to La. R.S. 18:1461.2;
not be under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction with suspension of voting rights;
reside in the state and parish in which you seek to register; and
must be registered at least 20 days prior to an election if registering through our GeauxVote Online Registration System with a Louisiana driver's license or Louisiana special ID card or 30 days prior to an election if registering in person or by mail to be eligible to vote in that particular election. If mailing in an application, the application or envelope must be postmarked 30 days prior to the first election in which you seek to vote.

*this information was provided by the Louisiana Secretary of State website

VOTING RIGHTS AFTER A LOUISIANA FELONY CONVICTION

It is a common and insidious misperception that being convicted of a felony permanently deprives a Louisiana citizen of his right to vote. The truth is that your right to vote is only suspended for a felony conviction while you are incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. Once your sentence, whatever that is has been completed, there is no restriction on your voting rights.

The Louisiana Constitution of 1974 expressly provides for the rights of Louisiana citizens to vote and to seek public office:

§10. Right to Vote; Disqualification from Seeking or Holding an Elective Office
Section 10.(A) Right to Vote. Every citizen of the state, upon reaching eighteen years of age, shall have the right to register and vote, except that this right may be suspended while a person is interdicted and judicially declared mentally incompetent or is under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony.
The Louisiana Supreme court has interpreted “under an order of imprisonment for a conviction of a felony” to include people on probation and parole. This simply means that, once a sentence is completed, there is no barrier for that person to vote or to register.

Louisiana Expungement Assistance & Advocacy Center

When to re-register?

Your registration is permanent unless you move or change your name.

Address changes

If you have moved within the County, you must transfer your registration by re-registering. You may choose to write your new address on the back of your voter identification card and mail it to the Clerk's office.

You must re-register with the local election authority or county clerk if you move to an address outside of the County.

Name changes

Voters who legally change their name, but not their address, do not have to re-register. If you have changed your name, you can vote after updating your information at the polls.

Where do I vote?

On Election Day, you will cast your ballot in a polling place, usually in a public building near your home, that serves as a polling place.

You can also call the West Baton Rouge Parish’s Clerk's office for help.