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DON’T BE LEFT OUT! LET YOUR VOTE COUNT!
YOU CAN VOTE ABSENTEE!
Voters are allowed to cast their ballots prior to an election by mail in certain instances.
Voting by mail can be done upon receipt of a completed Request for Absentee Ballot by Mail request form. This request can be made up to 96 hours prior to closing of polls. To obtain a Request to Vote by mail click on this link complete the application and mail to the Registrar's office at the address provided.
MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE FOLLOWING:
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH
PO BOX 31
PORT ALLEN, LA 70767
FAX COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE FOLLOWING FAX NUMBER:
(225) 387-3222
A GUIDE FOR VOTING ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL
Who qualifies for absentee voting by mail?
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A student, instructor, or professor in an institution of higher learning located outside their parish of registration, and live outside my parish by reason thereof, or a spouse or dependent accompnaying and residing therewith.
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A person who expects to be out of the parish during Early Voting or on election day.
- A person who expects to be hospitalized during Early Voting or on election day or hospitalized and release prior to election day but restricted to his bed.
- A person who, after the registration books have closed as required by R.S. 18:135, has moved his residence to another parish, and the new residence is more than one hundred miles from the parish seat of the parish of his former residence.
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A person who is a minister, priest, rabbi, or other member of the clergy assigned to a religious post outside his parish of registration, or a spouse or dependent accompanying and residing with.
- A person who is residing outside the United States.
- A person involuntarily confined to an institution for mental treatment who is not interdicted and judicially declared mentally incompetent.
- A person incarcerated in an institution inside or outside the parish in which he is qualified to vote, who has been certified that he is not under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony.
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A person who is sixty-five years of age or older.
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A voter who is physically disabled to an extent which prevents him from voting at the polls on election day.
How do I vote by absentee ballot?
The most common method of obtaining an absentee ballot is through mail delivery. A request for an absentee ballot through mail delivery can be made on a special Request for Absentee Ballot by Mail request form, federal Post Card Application form, or in a letter stating your name, voting address, and the address where the ballot is to be mailed. (The form or letter must be signed by the voter requesting the ballot. No person can request an absentee ballot for another person.)
Upon receipt of a request the Registrar will mail a ballot to the voter. The voter must follow all enclosed instructions and make sure to vote privately unless assistance is required. Make sure that the Affidavit is properly filled out and signed by "you” the voter and two witnesses. A voted absentee ballot must be returned and received by the Registrar’s office prior to election day. The ballot can be returned by mail or personally delivered to the Registrar.
A voter may transmit his voted ballot to the Registrar by facsimile. The documents to be transmitted shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot.” This statement shall be followed by the voter’s handwritten signature, date and social security number. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the Registrar shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The Registrar and staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile as confidential as practicable.
Requests or information may be obtained by contacting the Registar, Stacy L. Ryan or a member of her staff at 225-336-2421.
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