By: CARISSA HEBERT
LSN Editor
TONY MARKS
Editor
Evangeline Parish residents will see a lengthy ballot on Tuesday, November 3, when residents participate in the Presidential General and Open Congressional Primary Election. Early voting will be October 16-27 (excluding Sunday, October 18, and Sunday, October 25) from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
Registrar of Voters, Lucas Buller, would like to announce voter registration week began Monday, September 21, and runs through Friday, September 25, and the close of books for the November 3, 2020 election. The last day to register in person or by mail is Monday, October 5, and the last day to register online using the geauxvote.com website is Tuesday, October 13.
If you need to register to vote or make changes to your registration, you may do so in person at the Registrar of Voters Office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or online at geauxvote.com.
Citizens with a valid Louisiana driver’s license or Louisiana Special ID card can register online 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the convenience of their home or office by visiting https://voterportal.sos.la.gov.
To register and vote in Louisiana individuals must:
•Be a U.S. citizen;
•Be at least 17 years old (16 years old if registering in person at the Registrar of Voters Office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles) to register and 18 years old prior to the next election 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;
•Be a resident in the state and parish in which you seek to register and vote;
•Apply at least 20 days prior to an election if registering online or 30 days prior to an election if registering in person or by mail.
The ballot will include the following: President
•Joseph R. Biden of Delaware, Kamala D. Harris of California – Democrat
•Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina, Jeremy “Spike” Cohen of South Carolina – Libertarian
•Donald J. Trump of Florida, Michael R. Pence of Indiana – Republican
•Brian Carroll of California, Amar Patel of Illinois – American Solidarity Party
•Jade Simmons of Texas, Claudeliah J. Roze of Texas – Becoming One Nation
•President R. Boddie of Georgia, Eric C. Stoneham of Alaska – C.U.P.
•Don Blankenship of West Virginia, William Mohr of Michigan – Constitution Party
•Brock Pierce of Puerto Rico, Karla Ballard of Pennsylvania – Freedom and Prosperity
•Tom Hoefling of Iowa, Andy Prior of Texas – Life, Liberty, Constitution
•Gloria La Riva of California, Sunil Freeman of Maryland – Socialism and Liberation
•Alyson Kennedy of Texas, Malcolm Jarrett of Pennsylvania – Socialist Workers Party
•Kanye West of Wyoming, Michelle Tidball of Wyoming – The Birthday Party
•Bill Hammons of Texas, Eric Bodenstab of Colorado – United America Party
U.S. Senator
•Beryl Billiot #1 No Party
•John Paul Bourgeois
#2 No Party
•“Bill” Cassidy #3 Republican
• Reno Jean Daret III
#4 No Party
• Derrick “Champ” Edwards
#5 Democrat
• “Xan” John #6 Other
• David Drew Knight
#7 Democrat
• M.V. “Vinny” Mendoza
#8 Independent
• Jamar Montgomery
#9 No Party
• Dustin Murphy #10 Republican
• Adrian Perkins #11 Democrat
• Antoine Pierce #12 Democrat
• Melinda Mary Price
#13 Other
• Aaron C. Sigler #14 Libertarian
• Peter Wenstrup #15 Democrat
Ville Platte City Marshal
•Lisa T. Doucet #72 Democrat
•Horace Johnson #73 No Party
•Nicole Latour Snoddy
#74 Republican
Constable
Justice of the Peace
Ward 3
•Joseph “Joe” Brady
#75 No Party
•Michael “Gorilla” Fruge
#76 Republican
Chief of Police
Village of Pine Prairie
•L.C. Deshotel #77 Republican
•Joshua C. Estes #78 No Party
Alderman
District 2, Town of Basile
•Carmen Cortez #92 Republican
•Herbert “Ripp” Rippeon
#93 Democrat
Aldermen
Village of Pine Prairie
(three to be elected)
•Gilbert J. Bordelon
#79 Republican
•Tammy M. Hammond
#80 Republican
•Gretchen Long Lamke
#81 Democrat
• “Debbie” Oge #82 Republican
•Kevin P. Rodriguez
#83 Republican
Amendments
•CA NO. 1 (ACT 447, 2019 - HB 425) - Do you support and amendment declaring that, to protect human life, a right to abortion and the funding of abortion shall not be found in the Louisiana Constitution?
O Yes
O No
• CA NO. 2 (ACT 368 - HB 360) - Do you support an amendment to permit the presence or production of oil or gas to be included in the methodology used to determine the fair market value of an oil or gas well for the purpose of property assessment?
O Yes
O No
• CA NO. 3 (Act 367 - HB 267) - Do you support an amendment to allow for the use of the Budget Stabilization Fund, also known as the Rainy Day Fund, for the state costs associated with a disaster declared by the federal government?
O Yes
O No
• CA NO. 4 (ACT 366 - HB 464) - Do you support an amendment to limit the growth of the expenditure limit for the state general fund and dedicated funds and to remove the calculation of its growth factor from the Constitution?
O Yes
O No
• CA NO. 5 (ACT 370 - SB 272) - Do you support an amendment to authorize local governments to enter into cooperative endeavor ad valorem tax exemption agreements with new or expanding manufacturing establishments for payments in lieu of taxes?
O Yes
O No
• CA NO. 6 (ACT 369 - HB 525) - Do you support an amendment to increase the maximum amount of income a person may receive and still qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption?
O Yes
O No
•CA NO. 7 (ACT 38, 1st ES - SB 12) - Do you support an amendment to create the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund to preserve the money that remains unclaimed by its owner or owners?
O Yes
O No
Other Issues
•PW Sports Wagering - Shall sports wagering activities and operations be permitted in the parish of Evangeline?
O Yes
O No