PROVISIONAL VOTING
On October 29, 2002, the "Help America Vote Act of 2002," (HAVA), Pub. L. No. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1666 (2002), 42 U.S.C. 15301 was signed into law. The legislation aims to improve the administration of elections in the United States, and part of the law deals with "provisional voting." Louisiana is in compliance with the provisional voting requirements of HAVA and legislation was passed in the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature to provide for provisional voting. Act 423 of 2003 Regular Legislative Session implements provisional voting in Louisiana only in elections for federal office.
A provisional voter must certify that he is a registered voter in the parish and is eligible to vote in the election for federal office.
A PERSON MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE PARISH WHERE HE VOTES AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE FOR HIS PROVISIONAL BALLOT TO BE COUNTED. THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU VOTE IN THE PRECINCT AND PARISH WHERE YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
If you are in the parish where you are registered to vote and you are voting at the wrong precinct, you may vote a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only. You will not be permitted to vote on the state, local, or municipal offices; propositions; or constitutional amendments.
If you are in a precinct that is not in the parish where you are registered to vote, you may vote a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only. You will not be permitted to vote on the state, local, or municipal offices; propositions; or constitutional amendments.
If you are not registered to vote in Louisiana, and you enter a precinct to vote, you may vote a paper provisional ballot for federal offices only. You will not be permitted to vote on the state, local, or municipal offices; propositions; or constitutional amendments.
IF YOU CAST A PAPER PROVISIONAL BALLOT FOR FEDERAL OFFICES ONLY, YOUR PROVISIONAL BALLOT MAY OR MAY NOT BE COUNTED.
A PERSON MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE PARISH WHERE HE VOTES AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE FOR HIS PROVISIONAL BALLOT TO BE COUNTED. (When you cast a provisional ballot for a U. S. Representative, you must be a registered voter in that Congressional District.)
CALL 800 NUMBER BELOW TO CHECK ON PROVISIONAL BALLOTS — STATISTICS AVAILABLE ONLINE
Any voter who casts a provisional ballot in a recent election and wants to know if it was counted should contact the Secretary of State Elections Division at 1-800-883-2805. Voters should wait at least seven days after an election to call, and should be prepared with their provisional ballot number.
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