Nearly 800 St. Mary residents have cast early ballots in the Louisiana presidential primaries, the Registrar of Voters Office said.
Early voting continues through Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., at registrar offices. In St. Mary, the offices are at the Parish Courthouse in Franklin and 301 Third St. Suite 6, Morgan City.
As of the end of voting Wednesday, the St. Mary registrar reported that 483 absentee ballots have been received, and 292 people had voted early in person.
The official primary election day will be March 23.
Secretary of State Nancy Landry encouraged voters to use Louisiana’s award-winning, free smartphone app, GeauxVote Mobile, to locate parish early voting locations, election day voting site, or view their sample ballot.
GeauxBot, the virtual voter assistant, is also available to access pertinent election information such as registration deadlines, election dates, polling locations, and hours. GeauxBot is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by visiting voterportal.sos.la.gov or by selecting Elections and Voting on sos.la.gov.
Voters should bring an ID with them to vote (Louisiana driver’s license, Louisiana Special ID card, a generally recognized picture identification card with name and signature such as a passport, or a digital license via LA Wallet). Complaints involving possible election code violations should be reported to the Secretary of State’s Elections Compliance Unit at 1-800-722-5305.
As for the presidential primaries, little mystery remains. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump outlasted their primary challengers and have no big-name opposition after victories in the Super Tuesday primaries.
But the primary ballots also include elections for parish and state party posts
For more information, or to report potential polling place accessibility issues, call the Elections Hotline at 800-883-2805, with TDD/TTY access at 711, or email the Elections Division at elec-tions@sos.la.gov.